Running for Office : A Look at Political Campaigns

What does it take to run for a political office? Candidates must announce that they are running for an office, hire a campaign staff, and raise money to run the campaign. They may have to win the endorsement of their political party, win a primary election, or both. Then candidates hit the campaign trail. They meet voters face-to-face at rallies and when they go door-to-door. They also get their message out through radio and television commercials, through mailings and telephone calls, and over the Internet. As election day approaches, voters cannot avoid hearing the many messages of the different candidates. Who will they choose?