Author Question: You are a campaign manager for a challenger to a House seat. How important would candidate appeal ... (Read 59 times)

stock · **on:** Jul 10, 2018

You are a campaign manager for a challenger to a House seat. How important would candidate appeal be, and how would you build it for your candidate?

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Question 2

What steps did the Democratic Party take to ensure more diversity among delegates to conventions?

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pocatato · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 10, 2018

Answer to Question 1

An ideal response will:
1. Define candidate appeal as the strengths and weaknesses of the candidates and their backgrounds, experience, and visibility.
2. Highlight and discuss ways that candidate appeal can be increased in a positive direction, such as increasing visibility.

Answer to Question 2

An ideal response will:
1. Highlight that the Democratic Party formed the Democratic Party Reform Commission, which reformed the process for selecting its delegates.
2. Explain why this diversified the delegates, including discussion about increasing the number of states holding presidential primaries.