Consider: How are parties fundamentally different from other

groups in our society?

The Last Word: Assignment 4 due tomorrow;

Fri quiz readings 1-4

What 1000 paintballs being fired looks like…

THE ACTIVITIES OF POLITICAL PARTIES

Unit 3a: AP Government and Politics

RNC 2012

DNC 2012 – Day 3 (last day)

National Conventions – RNC 2008

National Conventions – DNC 2008

11.3Running Candidates for Office

This is what makes political parties “political parties”.

- It is how we differentiate parties from other groups in society.

- We will discuss ballot requirements next topic

Mobilizing support and getting out the vote - Public opinion polls and tracking surveys - Create TV advertisements - “Get out the vote” (GOTV) Election Day activities

The “Ground Game”…using Voter Vault…

In my precinct, we have 895 registered Republicans and 8 PC slots, with all 8 filled. By doing some very basic filtering of the voter records of the voters in my precinct, I was able to determine the following regarding the Republican voters.

Of the 895 Republican voters, 329, or 36.7%, are “perfect voters;” they voted in the last 2 primaries and last 2 general elections.

66 of the total, 7.3%, were “zeroes;” they did not vote at all in the last four elections.

113 of the total, 12.6%, were “1 in fours;” they only voted once in the last four elections.

121 of the total, 13.5%, were “2 in fours;” they only voted twice in the last four elections.

That’s a total of 300, or 33.5%, of the whole. And, we have 20 brand new registered voters who are newly registered in our precinct.

So, the 8 of us have 320 Republican voters we need to go out and “touch” somehow (by touch, I mean call, visit, leave literature at their door, etc.)

http://www.redstate.com/diary/ColdWarrior/2011/09/25/heroes-for-this-election-cycle-and-fun-with-voter-vault/

Political Cookies?

Microtargeting is a new technique being used by some data companies to help candidates and parties use data to GOTV and target voters with ads

http://www.audiencepartners.com/novf/

http://www.campaigngrid.com/

11.3Running Candidates for Office

Raising money Well-developed networks of donors Raise money and disseminate it to candidates

Formulating and Promoting Policy National Party Platform

o Most visible instrument used to formulate, convey, and promote public policy

o Each party develops a lengthy platform outlining its positions

o Programs of 2/3rds of winning party and ½ of losing party at least partly enacted.

Party Unity “scores”