Your assignment: You are now the phantom campaign manager for one of these three candidates. Design a campaign to win the election. Ace my homework – Write this assignment as a 2 – 5 page memorandum. (but with cited sources) from you, the campaign manager, to your candidate. Outline the race for them, how much money you think they need to raise, how you will raise it for them, what you propose to spend it on, what issues they should talk about, how you want to deliver their message, etc. Some things to keep in mind: Most important – Remember, you’re writing a memo to your client, not a report about your client. Talk to your candidate. Don’t tell them their own biography – they already know where they went to school, how many kids they have, etc. Focus on the campaign you want to run.
Cite your sources. Resources Here are the candidates’ websites: http://www.samharless126.com/ http://gailstanart126.usapro.net/ http://voteforkevinfulton.com/ The Texas Tribune has a great page with demographics, election history and other information about District 126: https://www.texastribune.org/directory/districts/tx-house/126/ 。 Here’s an article about the race from a neighborhood newspaper: https://communityimpact.com/guides/houston/cy-fair/news/at-the-capitol/2017/12/12/these-5-candidates-filed-to-run-in-the-march-primary-election-for-texas-house-district-126/ Liberal blogger Charles Kuffner spends a lot of time covering local elections, including posts of interviews with candidates: http://offthekuff.com/mt/ Another local blog, Big Jolly Politics, has a lot on local elections: http://www.bigjolly.com/ Local political consultant Marc Campos has another perspective on local politics: http://www.camposcommunications.com/dailycommentary.aspx Campaigns and Elections Magazine editor Ron Faucheaux has an article called “Writing your campaign plan: the seven components for winning an election”: http://books.google.com/books?id=hWa9QYkFYe4C&lpg=PA66&ots=fPoZLGe3m2&dq=campaign%20plan%20Faucheux&pg=PA66#v=onepage&q=campaign%20plan%20Faucheux&f=false
Cited Sources:
“Election Polls: Latest Results for 2020 Races.” CNN, Cable News Network, www.cnn.com/election/polls.
“Fundraising Tips for Political Candidates.” NGP VAN, www.ngpvan.com/blog/fundraising-tips-for-political-candidates.
“The Importance of Social Media in Political Campaigns.” Hootsuite, 19 Oct. 2020, www.hootsuite.com/blog/importance-of-social-media-in-political-campaigns/.
