Daniel Coffey, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, University of Akron

dcoffey@uakron.edu

 
Text Box: Campaign Simulation 2009: Vote Here (Open Until Friday) Text Box: The Candidates The Republican Party Candidate: Kyle Lamb http://www.facebook.com/cottensj?v=info&ref=profile#/group.php?gid=274689735649 http://twitter.com/kylelambforpres http://kylelambforpres.blogspot.com/ Prosperity Party Candidate: Jenni Fitzgerald http://www.FitzgeraldForPresident.iwarp.com The Democratic Party Candidate: Keith Porter http://keithporterforpresident.webs.com/ The Rules Campaign Simulation Campaign Management 1 Fall 2009 Dr. Coffey Students in Campaign Management I are divided into groups. These groups compete for the votes of students in Government and Politics. You will be running a campaign for the President The election will be Thursday November 5th. The official start date of the campaign will be September 18th. There will be 3 groups. Each C.M. group nominates a candidate. A home page for the simulation may be designed by the students and each group may post campaign material with links to other pages in its frame. Each team will be given 5 minutes per week of G&P class time to make public statements and personal appeals. Role of GNP Students GNP students participate in 4 ways: Contributing their allotted 100 campaign dollars Voting for the candidates Participating in polls Listening to candidates, volunteers work and reading campaign emails Undergraduates may receive extra-credit for volunteering for one of the campaigns. Undergraduates are not, however, to be considered “free labor”. Each campaign should report the names of volunteers to me. Financial Rules Each GNP student receives 100 campaign dollars GNP students are NOT required to donate money Each Campaign begins with a budget of $50 CM dollars The cost of an email or any electronic commutation with a student is $5. The cost of a poll is $100. Polls may not include more than 15 students. The cost of an ad is $300 Outside assistance (such as help with a website or commercial) will cost $100. The creation of a Facebook or other page is free. Posts on student pages are $5 each. All contributions must be posted on a campaign finance report, which will be turned into to me. You must include the name, email, and amount of the contribution. Teams must maintain an up to date campaign finance report as prescribed by the instructor. All campaign activities must be conducted within the allotted resources. Each campaign may select one personal expense, such as buttons, food, flyers, t-shirts, etc., to distribute to students. Emails and communications may be sent for one of three purposes. Polling Fundraising Campaigning Polling should be distinct from campaigning. In other words, polls should not contain campaign information. Campaign Management students are graded primarily on participation. Since this is a group project, each group member is allowed to judge all other group members’ participation. The instructor will also judge participation. There will be a reward for winning.

View Campaign Commercials Here:

 

Prosperity

http://www.youtube.com/watch?=pJTxmWoOq0s

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmDUIFFvA7w

 

Republicans

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gNvWAZ218A

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpSfNvSXMPI&NR=1

 

 

Democrats

http://keithporterforpresident.webs.com/apps/videos/videos/view/5580764-democrat-commercial-1

 

 

 
Text Box: Scott’s Blog http://akroncampaignmanagement.blogspot.com/ Steve’s Blog http://www.marketstreetpolitics.blogspot.com/ Campaign Finance http://gozips.uakron.edu/~dcoffey/index_files/page0012.htm Campaign Survey