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How JFK Fathered The Modern Presidential Campaign : NPR - 0 views

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"In 1960, when he ran for the presidency, first of all, if he won, he was going to be the youngest man ever elected to the White House," Dallek says. "Secondly, he was going to be the first Catholic, so there was something fresh and new, and this is what he spun out in the campaign. He called his potential administration the 'new frontier,' and he said the torch was being passed to a new generation."
- Anne Hulthen on 09 May 14
  
  Novelty. The media loves an underdog and Kennedy used this to his advantage. His Youth and "Catholicism" also played in to the imaginations of Americans. Did they want to see themselves as different and unique, American culture as accepting and permissive? Did this reflect American values or is it merely the novelty?
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Novelty. The media loves an underdog and Kennedy used this to his advantage. His Youth and "Catholicism" also played in to the imaginations of Americans. Did they want to see themselves as different and unique, American culture as accepting and permissive? Did this reflect American values or is it merely the novelty?</div>
  
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- Anne Hulthen on 09 May 14
  
  Energy!! This is a big part of the 1960s culture. We were just beginning to enter the age of idealization of American culture. Specifically ambition, intelligence, culture, worldliness and glamour that defined the American dreams of the 1960s. This was a lot different than the 50s which favored conformity and the status quo rather than striving to achieve greatness. Kennedy represented the youthful energy that flowed through the air during the 60s.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Energy!! This is a big part of the 1960s culture. We were just beginning to enter the age of idealization of American culture. Specifically ambition, intelligence, culture, worldliness and glamour that defined the American dreams of the 1960s. This was a lot different than the 50s which favored conformity and the status quo rather than striving to achieve greatness. Kennedy represented the youthful energy that flowed through the air during the 60s.</div>
  
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But when you toss in the rise of television and the way Kennedy harnessed the new medium's power
- Anne Hulthen on 09 May 14
  
  One of the first uses of mass media. However's Kennedy's use of this medium reflects the Kennedy's campaigns strategy of Youth and being in touch with the Youth generation. Almost like Obama. This also reflects the 60s which was really the age of Youth and Newness.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">One of the first uses of mass media. However's Kennedy's use of this medium reflects the Kennedy's campaigns strategy of Youth and being in touch with the Youth generation. Almost like Obama. This also reflects the 60s which was really the age of Youth and Newness.</div>
  
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Filmmaker Robert Drew was given up-close access to Kennedy in Wisconsin to produce a documentary
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JFK also tapped into popular culture to appeal to voters. His ads moved beyond the stodginess of past campaigns. There was no bigger star than Frank Sinatra, who reworked one of his big hits into a JFK jingle:
- Anne Hulthen on 09 May 14
  
  Pop culture. This was another big thing in the late 50s, early 60s, the development of pocket change and rapid consumption of culture as a commodity. Perhaps JFK's biggest achievement in his presidential campaign was treating his presidency as a commodity, something he needed to commercialize and sell to the American people. Hence Frank Sinatra, a marketable aspect.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Pop culture. This was another big thing in the late 50s, early 60s, the development of pocket change and rapid consumption of culture as a commodity. Perhaps JFK's biggest achievement in his presidential campaign was treating his presidency as a commodity, something he needed to commercialize and sell to the American people. Hence Frank Sinatra, a marketable aspect.</div>
  
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"They understood that when you run a campaign like this," Dallek says, "you not only have to present yourself as attractive, appealing, effective, promising, but you also have to show that your opponent has terrible weaknesses, things that you wouldn't want to see in the White House."
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The Kennedy campaign also featured a strong outreach to Hispanic voters, presenting an ad with the candidate's wife, Jacqueline Kennedy, speaking in Spanish.
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  He really courted all demographics of the American population.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">He really courted all demographics of the American population.</div>
  
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Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission (FEC) | Jan 21, 2010 | The Washington M... - 0 views

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The Supreme Court has ruled that corporations may spend freely to support or oppose candidates for president and Congress, easing decades-old limits on their participation in federal campaigns.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The Supreme Court has ruled that corporations may spend freely to support or oppose candidates for president and Congress, easing decades-old limits on their participation in federal campaigns.</div>

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t r u t h o u t | Corporate Speech and Campaign Finance Reform: Making Sense of Citizen... - 0 views

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Super-PACs and Dark Money: ProPublica's Guide to the New World of Campaign Finance - Pr... - 0 views

Supreme Court Ready to Turn on Corporate + Campaign Finance + Fundraising Spigot - 0 views

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Fix Congress First! || Fair Elections Now - 0 views

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Campaign Finance Reform : Activist Toolkit: Fair Elections Now - 0 views

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Debt Ceiling Set For Progressive Repealing | Michael Hudson - 0 views

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Mr. Obama is doing what any good demagogue does: delivering his constituency to his campaign contributors on Wall Street.

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Obama and the Dems Just Sound Too Wonky on Health Care - 0 views

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Compared to Obama's charismatic presidential campaign, why is he communicating so poorly on health care reform? George Lakoff says: He's letting policy wonks sell it. And these policymakers are communicating a list, not sharing a unifying idea.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Compared to Obama's charismatic presidential campaign, why is he communicating so poorly on health care reform? George Lakoff says: He's letting policy wonks sell it. And these policymakers are communicating a list, not sharing a unifying idea.</div>

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Multi-front fights & the influence machine: Obama & lobbyists who know no limit | "We a... - 0 views

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As of mid-August 2009, there were six (6) lobbyists per single (1) member of House and Senate (Bloomberg News). That's 6:1, folks. Just for healthcare reform. For financial industry reform, there are 2,400 lobbyists in play. The Chamber of Commerce spent $26.2 million--in the first 2 quarters (6 months) of 2009. Clearly, private industries and their foot soldiers on K Street/Capitol Hill influence/dictate American policymaking. No matter who's 'voted in,' it's the influence machine that rules Washington. Worse, there's a good chance that the Supreme Court will grant corporations (as 'fictive persons') to spend unlimited dollars in funding electoral campaigns. Is there hope that this country will be a democracy one day? Or is it doomed to become increasingly, irrevocably plutocratic?

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">As of mid-August 2009, there were six (6) lobbyists per single (1) member of House and Senate (Bloomberg News). That's 6:1, folks. Just for healthcare reform. For financial industry reform, there are 2,400 lobbyists in play. The Chamber of Commerce spent $26.2 million--in the first 2 quarters (6 months) of 2009. Clearly, private industries and their foot soldiers on K Street/Capitol Hill influence/dictate American policymaking. No matter who's 'voted in,' it's the influence machine that rules Washington. Worse, there's a good chance that the Supreme Court will grant corporations (as 'fictive persons') to spend unlimited dollars in funding electoral campaigns. Is there hope that this country will be a democracy one day? Or is it doomed to become increasingly, irrevocably plutocratic?</div>

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A Centuries-Old Principle: Keep Corporate Money Out of Elections - 0 views

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Thomas Jefferson declared his hope to "crush in its birth the aristocracy of our moneyed corporations, which dare already to challenge our government to a trial of strength and bid defiance to the laws of our country."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Thomas Jefferson declared his hope to "crush in its birth the aristocracy of our moneyed corporations, which dare already to challenge our government to a trial of strength and bid defiance to the laws of our country."</div>

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Health industry gets what it pays for in contributions to Blue Dogs - 0 views

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Healthcare Industry Gets Great Value from its Contributions to Blue Dogs (Centrist Democratic Senators)

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Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (FEC) | U.S. Supreme Court | Cornell Law... - 0 views

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Cornell Law School offers Syllabus, Opinion (Kennedy), Concurrence (Roberts, Scalia), CD-in-Part (Stevens, Thomas), in addition to primary ruling.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Cornell Law School offers Syllabus, Opinion (Kennedy), Concurrence (Roberts, Scalia), CD-in-Part (Stevens, Thomas), in addition to primary ruling. </div>

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The DISCLOSE Act: Schumer Bill to Lift the Veil of Secrecy from Unlimited Corporate Pol... - 0 views

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Who Cares if Elena Kagan is a Lesbian? Progressives Shouldn't Keep This Argument Alive ... - 0 views

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"Kagan's sexual orientation is irrelevant. The only side this line of questioning helps is the far right, who have already mounted a whisper campaign about her sexuality. "

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Kagan's sexual orientation is irrelevant. The only side this line of questioning helps is the far right, who have already mounted a whisper campaign about her sexuality. "</div>

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Whose Bank? Public Investment, Not Private Debt by Ellen Brown - YES! Magazine - 0 views

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"The public bank concept is gaining ground on the state level, attracting proponents across the political spectrum. "

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FiveThirtyEight.com | Electoral Projections Done Right: TODAY'S POLLS - 0 views

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Election Law Blog - 0 views

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