"Reading The Road to Political Victory is like sitting down and having a conversation with Eric C. Johnson about running your campaign for local political office. Johnson draws on years of experience working and volunteering on campaigns to give some of his best tips to you. Readers will learn about the effective use of social media, communicating with ethnic communities within the neighborhood, and much more. There is even information inside on setting up your campaign budget, and how to effectively leverage being an incumbent in your re-election.This book is a must read for anyone considering running to serve in public office. Before you make your announcement and alert the media, do yourself a favor. Pick up this book and set yourself up for a successful and impactful campaign right from the beginning. Let The Road to Political Victory be your map toward victory on Election Day."...amazon.com

An examination of how some legal issues are losing cases - but that's okay because advances are still possible.

A primer on campaigning in ancient Rome that reads like a strategy memo from a modern political consultant How to Win an Election is an ancient Roman guide for campaigning that is as up-to-date as tomorrow's headlines. In 64 BC when idealist Marcus Cicero, Rome's greatest orator, ran for consul (the highest office in the Republic), his practical brother Quintus decided he needed some no-nonsense advice on running a successful campaign. What follows in his short letter are timeless bits of political wisdom, from the importance of promising everything to everybody and reminding voters about the sexual scandals of your opponents to being a chameleon, putting on a good show for the masses, and constantly surrounding yourself with rabid supporters. Presented here in a lively and colorful new translation, with the Latin text on facing pages, this unashamedly pragmatic primer on the humble art of personal politicking is dead-on (Cicero won)—and as relevant today as when it was written. A little-known classic in the spirit of Machiavelli's Prince, How to Win an Election is required reading for politicians and everyone who enjoys watching them try to manipulate their way into office.

A primer for a new generation of leaders based on the “Campaign Model” developed for Steve Jobs and Mike Murray at Apple Computer. The Leadership Campaign is a playbook for winning in the reality of today’s competitive global business environment. Each of the 10 steps it offers was learned on the most intensely competitive global battlefields. Thirty years ago, the authors were top-tier political consultants who could boast of a dozen presidential wins around the world. Candidates hired the authors’ company to apply to their political campaigns what the authors knew about business communication and marketing strategy. Then, in 1984, Steve Jobs asked them to build the “Campaign Model” for Apple, putting Jobs upfront as his company’s perennial candidate. This time, Jobs essentially asked the authors to apply what they knew about political campaigning to business. Continuously improved, the model has kept on working for their clients ever since, from Apple, Coca-Cola, and Citigroup to Verizon, Visa, and the Walt Disney Company. The Leadership Campaign will help you put these winning strategies to work for your company and your career. You will learn: Success-building communications skills used to train political leaders and CEOs around the world Proven strategies to take control of the competitive dialogue and never let go How to go for the win, the whole win, and nothing but the win for you and your company

Collects 17 contributions adapted from articles published in Campaigns and Elections. Topics include fundraising, targeting and demographics, direct mail strategies and techniques, television and radio advertising, developing a message and strategy, public opinion, dealing with the media, grassroots lobbying, and campaigning in cyberspace. The book is intended for candidates, party officials, consultants, professors, and students. No index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR