political consultants
Election strategy experts
Political consultants are professionals who advise candidates and campaigns on strategy, messaging, and tactics.
They may specialize in polling, advertising, opposition research, or media relations.
The term often carries a whiff of cynicism—suggesting someone who crafts image over substance: The candidate's political consultants told him to soften his position on immigration.
- speechwriterComposes others' addresses
- fundraiserEvent collecting money
- pollsterOne who measures opinion
- campaign managerLeads a candidate's operation
- campaign trailRoute of electoral speechmaking
precinct captain · data analyst · opposition research · spin doctor · talking points · media training · press secretary · event planner · focus group · swing voter · voter outreach · ground game · coalition builder · lobbyist · dark money · compliance officer
- campaigningcandidate, campaign signs, canvassing, campaign manager, fundraising
- lobbyinglobbying, lobby, lobbyist, lobbyists, lobbying firms
political consultantscandidates
Those seeking selection
politicians · elected officials · office holders · voters · officeholders
political consultantswhistleblowers
Those exposing organizational misconduct
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