Invisible Primary
- Created by: DaisyR13
- Created on: 07-06-14 15:19
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- Invisible Primary
- Gain recognition
- Gain media attention
- In things like New York Times, CBS TV channel and local media in key states
- Doing well in key events
- In 2011 there were 16 TV debates involving the Republican candidates and Rick Perry had to drop out because of poor performance in these
- Iowa and New Hampshire traditionally start the process
- Rick Santorum made 266 visits to Iowa in the buildup to the vote
- Impressing voters as the front runner
- Beoing the front runner can help but in 2007 Hilary Clinton was the front runner by the end of the invisible primary but was later beaten by Obama
- Setting up the campaign organisation
- Volunteers contact voters by phone, post, deliver leaflets, set up posters etc
- Raising Money
- In the 2011 invisible primary Mitt Romney raised over $56 million and went onto win the nomination
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