'The Permanent Campaign'; was written by Norman J. Ornstein and Amy S. Mitchell. This article appeared first in The World & I, in January 1997.
Norman Ornstein is regarded as one of our nation's foremost experts on Congress. Mr. Ornstein received a Ph.D.. from the University of Michigan, he writes for the NewYork Times, USA Today, Washington Post, and he has a regular column in Roll Call newspaper called 'Congress Inside Out';. Mr. Ornstein is also an election analyst for CBS and appears frequently on television shows including the Today Show, Nightline and the Mac Neil/Lehre News Hour where he has been a consultant and contributor for fifteen years.
Mr. Ornstein is a Resident Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research and is also an advisor and member of the Free TV for Straight Talk coalition. The coalition is a group of 80 leaders from the worlds of politics, corporations, broadcast journalism, the entertainment industry and public interest groups. They support giving political candidates free air time on TV to promote their political views without the media's input. He has authored or co-authored recent books such as How We Can Get Out of It, Debt and Taxes: How America Got Into Its Budget Mess, and
Intensive Care: How Congress Shapes Health Policy.
Amy Mitchell is a journalist whom graduated from Georgetown University, she has written may articles concerning government and the media and was a congressional associate at the American Enterprise Institute for four years. She is now the staff director of the Committee of Concerned Journalists. The CCJ is an organization of editors, producers, reporters, and producers whom are concerned with the future of the media. They believe that right now is a crucial moment in American journalism and it is time to sit down and talk about the core principles and function of journalism.
The Article 'The Permanent Campaign'; takes a look at the way the American political system has evolved over the years. When George Washington was president he did not campaign any before he was put in office. When he was in office he only made a few public appearances and when he did he didn't speak a word. During Washington's era political campaigning was considered undignified.
Now the whole philosophy has changed. Before the 1992 election was even over the Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report ran a story on the possible Republican hopefuls for the 1996 campaign. We have gone from a country who denounced campaigning to one in which candidates start campaigning for seats that haven't even been decided in the current elections.
The first activity that was presented by Mayhew is due to the tremendous advertising that the members undertake. Through advertising, a congressman is able to build a favorable reputation for himself which will then attract voters. Although the incumbent’s image can have “little or no issue content,” it is still important to gain credibility from the voters so reelection of the specific incumbent can be achieved. Different ways that congressman advertise are through frequent visits to their district, mailings or letters sent to homes, and “nonpolitical speeches to home audiences.” With
What motivates members of Congress to act the way they do? Mayhew would argue in Congress: The Electoral Connection that members of Congress are ‘’single-minded re-election seekers’’ and that re-election is their one and only goal. Whilst the assumption that all members of Congress are ‘‘single-minded re-election seekers’’ does go some distance in analysing the motives behind members of Congress, the reading fails to take into account the other key goals of members of Congress. Other goals include good policy and future career positions. It is important to remember that the achievement of both re-election and other goals are not exclusive, members of Congress often are motivated by more than one goal.
In the past century, people continued to express an increasingly discontent view of Congress especially true when one looks back before the Clinton Impeachment debacle As the size of the nation and the number of congressman have grown, the congress has come under attack by both public influences and congressman themselves. Yet looking at one congressman's relationship with his or her constituents, it would be hard to believe that this is the branch of government that has come under suspect. In “If Ralph Nader says congress is 'The broken branch,' how come we love our congressman so much?” author Richard F. Fenno, Jr., provides insight into this view and why, through congress coming under fire, constituents still feel positively about there congressmen. Although congress is often criticized, its fine tuned functioning is essential in checking the power of congress without hindering the making of legislation.
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In this article Mary Kate Cary opens up with the supreme court decision to not restrict the use of corporate funds in political advertising so that she can make her point that big money ads are not the most effective way for candidates to reach American constituents. She argues that social media is a new way for politicians to connect with citizens. Her five claim are that Americans can now, choose the media they wish to consume, share the media they choose the share, like posts they agree with and dislike posts they do not agree with, connect with others on social media, and donate to candidate campaigns online. With these claims she comes to the conclusion that politicians want to go around mainstream media so that they can connect directly with the voters.
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Initially, the Founders intended to have a limit on the amount of time any one person could serve. In the Articles of Confederation, a rotation in office system was described, so that no one person could remain in a position for decades on end. However, this was abandoned in the Constitution because it was deemed unnecessary. At the time of the nation’s founding, the occupation of “politician” did not exist. One could hold an office for a number of years, but it was not considered a career path. Originally, politicians were seen as making great sacrifices, because they stepped away from their family and primary jobs for a number of years to serve their country, before returning to their normal lives (Vance, 1994, p. 429). In the words of Founding Father Roger Sherman, “The representatives ought to return home and mix with the people. By remaining at the seat of the government, they will acquire the habits of the place, which might differ from those...
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This assertion does not give an answer as to why the president campaigns so often, if the assertion that their campaigning is not going affect the outcome of s midterm election at best or will affect it negatively at worst case scenario. Furthermore, it does not even have a standard where one can objectively observe its merits. Presidents are strategic and as such, they will only campaign only in areas where they believe their appearance will positively help their chosen candidates in that race. Whenever the United States Congress is not cooperating with presidents as far as the latter’s legislative agenda, Presidents are more likely to campaign. Since presidential campaigning is strategic in nature, it will help the preferred candidate win. In a close election, an appearance by the president may mean the margin of victory. Presidential visits also mobilize voters. It is not as effective in converting voters’ allegiance to a party though. Midterms are generally bad timing for the president's party. Given that though, Presidential appearances help the party’s candidate. This shows the power of the presidency of the United States. The public does not see the president’s role in midterm election for what it is. If that were the case, the relation between the executive branch and the legislative branch would have been different. A president supported by the public is more likely to get more cooperation from the United States Congress. A president’s ability to win over the United States Congress wanes over time, the president’s ability to gain good public policy, however, gains steam over time. Evaluating the presidency more realistically may lead to a better policy agenda. (Cohen, J. , Krassa, M. , & Hamman, J.,
It all started when I discovered her artwork at the age of 12. Laurie Anderson is an exceptional artist. I just recently broadened my research and discovered that she is a broad ranged artist. These articles gave me a better base of knowledge on Laurie and it gave me a little bit of influence to research her more in-depth. Anderson, does not just stick to one art medium. This woman can be seen in a few movies as well as television shows. She is also an artist, a music composer, and a film director. These combined make this artist truly amazing.
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At its simplest, the idea of Americanisation draws attention to the existence of practices that were first developed in the US and that were then adopted into other politics systems and absorbed into political communication practices (Negrine, 2008:152). The term ‘American model’ means “...campaigning in democracies around the world is becoming more and more Americanised as candidates, political parties, and news media take cues from their counterparts in the United States” (Swanson and Mancini, 1996:4). However, there is debate about what ‘American model’ of electoral campaigns really means, as the spread of practices used by the United States, could be due to a number of reasons such as the increase in technology, globalisation, and modernisation. This does not mean that political campaigns are becoming ‘Americanised’ but that they are just doing the things that have proven to provide results for winning elections.