fund raising organizations that represent interest groups and can legally make contributions to campaigns
Info provided to a journalist that will not be attributed to a named sourc
the individual who travels with the candidate and coordinate the campaign
party meeting held in the presidential year for the purpose of nominating candidate for the ticket
group that represents a specific industry
an unpledged candidate in the Democratic Party
a party organization that recruits voter loyalty in exchange for incentives
activities of a group or organization that seek to persuade political leaders to support the group's positions
the individual charged with interacting and communicating with journalists on a daily basis
The individual who coordinates the financial business of the campaign
the process by which a campaign reaches individual voters, by door or telephone
a voting system that apportions legislative seats according to to the % of vote won
the process of forming the list of issues to be addressed by the government
ad that compares the records and proposals of the candidate with a bias towards the candidate sponsoring the ad
potential members fail to join a group, because they can get the benefit without contributing to the effort
theory that public policy are the result of narrowly defined exchanges among political actors (elites)
the increasingly conflicting and divided viewpoints between parties
form of investigative journalism exposing corruption and misconduct
targeting media programming at specific populations withini society.
a person who finances a group or individual activity
a gradual rearrangement of party coalitions, usually based on demographic shifts
a person's political affinity for a political party
limitations on the substance of mass media
a document offering an official comment or position
collection of policy oriented researchers and academics that are sources of policy ideas
