Voters are used to seeing frequently updated polling results during election season every year on television, on the Internet and in newspapers. Most of those election polls, though, are taken only to gauge voter support for candidates in large races like campaigns for governor, senator and Congress. If you’re a candidate in a local election [...]
What would professional politicians do without campaign consultants? Political campaign consulting is a lucrative business, especially if you can get on board with winning candidates who have lofty ambitions and fundraising skills. There are political consulting firms that rake in millions of dollars a year, and more during busy election cycles. While a lot of [...]
I’ll be honest with you: I’m not a huge fan of spending money on billboard space in local political campaigns (or campaigns for higher office, either). While I’ve seen them used effectively in a few campaigns, they are quite often nothing more than a very visible waste of money. Here’s the problem: a lot of [...]
Lauren from Ohio writes Killer Campaigning this week with a great question about how old you need to be to run a successful campaign for office: “I am 22 and considering running political campaign in the next election for city council. Do you think I am too young to be a candidate? I know that [...]
This week’s featured question came from David in Florida, a potential political candidate who has some doubts about his chances of winning an election because of his long last name. Hey great site, I am personally very involved with community stuff in my city and have also considered running for office but have a question. [...]
While it would be great if you could choose between Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy to represent yourself to voters on the ballot, the truth is that political candidates can’t use anything but the name they were given by their parents. In most states, however, you do have several options when it comes to [...]
When potential political candidates go through the process of deciding whether or not they want to run a campaign for office, there are several factors they usually take into account: their chances of winning; how much money they will need to raise; whether they are qualified for the seat they are seeking. There’s one important [...]