political strategist
Election campaign planner
A political strategist is someone who plans campaigns and advises candidates or parties on how to win elections.
The work involves polling, messaging, media strategy, and anticipating opponents' moves.
Strategists may work for individual candidates, political parties, or advocacy groups: The senator's political strategist advised her to focus on economic issues.
Some become public figures themselves, appearing as commentators.
- speechwriterComposes others' addresses
- pollsterOne who measures opinion
- campaign managerLeads a candidate's operation
- policy advisorOne counseling on governance
- October surpriseLast-minute campaign revelation
precinct captain · opposition research · spin doctor · talking points · dog whistle · press secretary · grassroots organizing · get out the vote · coalition building · lobbyist · war room · behind the scenes · smoke-filled room · dark money · focus group · data scientist · event planner · swing voter
- advisorspolicy advisors, consultant, adviser, advisor, think tanks
- strategistsmastermind, tactician, planner, game theorist, chess master
- political advisorsadvisor, policy analyst, policy wonk, policy director, chief of staff
- political careerspolicy analyst, campaign manager, lobbyist, press secretary, diplomat
- politicianspoliticians, Joe Biden, congressman, Nancy Pelosi, senator
- PR professionalspublicist, PR agent, PR director, PR manager, PR specialist
political strategistcandidate
Person seeking selection
politician · elected official · voter · constituent · office holder
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