presidential campaign
White House pursuit
A presidential campaign is the organized effort by a candidate seeking election as president of a country, especially the United States.
It encompasses fundraising, advertising, rallies, debates, and voter outreach leading up to the election.
The term often refers to the entire period of active candidacy: Her presidential campaign lasted eighteen months.
Campaigns have grown increasingly expensive and media-driven.
- speechwritingCrafting formal spoken remarks
- convention speechAddress at party gathering
- press conferencesFormal journalist gatherings
- sound bitesBrief quotable media excerpts
- slogansCatchy promotional catchphrases
caucuses · primary elections · voter registration drives · ground game · get out the vote · swing states · talking points · coalition building · grassroots organizing · super PACs · stump speeches · televised debates · rallies · op-eds · electoral map · economic policies · town halls · photo ops
presidential campaigncoup d'état
Violent government seizure
military coup · palace coup · seizure of power · putsch · hereditary succession
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