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A political campaign is an organized effort which seeks to influence the decision making progress within a specific group. In democracies, political campaigns often refer to electoral campaigns, by which representatives are chosen or referendums are decided.
Better dead than Red – anti-Communist slogan; Black is beautiful – political slogan of a cultural movement that began in the 1960s by African Americans; Black Lives Matter – decentralized social movement that began in 2013 following the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of African American teen Trayvon Martin; popularized in the United States following 2014 protests in ...
"It's Time to fix America" – a theme of the 1992 U.S. presidential campaign of Bill Clinton "Putting People first" – 1992 U.S. presidential campaign slogan of Bill Clinton " It's the economy, stupid " – originally intended for an internal audience, it became the de facto slogan for the Bill Clinton campaign
Clifford Berryman's cartoon depiction of Eugene V. Debs' campaign from prison satirizes Warren G. Harding's front porch campaign in the Election of 1920.. A front porch campaign is a low-key electoral campaign used in American politics in which the candidate remains close to or at home where they issue written statements and give speeches to supporters who come to visit.
"Yes we can", used by Barack Obama as a slogan during the 2008 presidential campaign. Two years earlier, Obama's friend Deval Patrick had used the similar "Together We Can" in a successful campaign to become Governor of Massachusetts. "Thanks, Obama", Internet meme often used humorously to blame President Obama for any unfortunate occurrence.
Single-issue politics are a form of litmus test; common examples are abortion, taxation, animal rights, environment, and guns. The National Rifle Association in the United States, which has only one specific interest, is an example of a single-issue group. What differentiates single-issue groups from other interest groups is their intense style ...
The campaign slogan was announced as "Make America Great Again". [89] Trump declared that he would self-fund his presidential campaign, and would refuse any money from donors and lobbyists. [90] Ladbrokes offered 150/1 odds of Trump winning the presidency. [91] The campaign hired a casting company to supply paid actors to attend the event. [92 ...
America stood in stark contrast with Europe, where the middle classes, peasants and industrial workers had to mobilize to demand suffrage. Late in the century, Americans did create farmer and labor movements, but most were nonpartisan, and those that fielded candidates rarely lasted more than an election or two.