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Everybody with a political agenda is a "political strategist"! Do these folks earn a living giving political campaign advice, or are they just on call to back up a specific party or politician? These are people who look up a demographic and advise the candidates how to win in that area. Most of these people are paid for what they say. These are the guys who will say that when you do a commercial make sure you mention x but do not mention y. Also they are the ones who try to figure out how to get the numbers necessary to hold majority in the houses. Not everyone with an agenda is a strategist though. I would not consider pundits in the same category but a tool of … Read entire article »

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Or, the person who figures out the counterpoint arguments for a candidate. The person above has the right idea. You need to work in a think tank or for political candidates, usually have a degree in something like communications or political science/public policy, and be good at strategy (which is a very particular skill). You demonstrate that skill through working with a candidate/politician or working at a research institute or think tank. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fpoliticalcampaignstrategy.org%2Fpolitical-strategist%2Fhow-do-you-become-a-political-strategist'; addthis_title = 'How+do+you+become+a+political+strategist%3F'; addthis_pub = ''; … Read entire article »

I know that shortly before he died, the late Lee Atwater was extremely remorseful about the political tactics he employed. Karl Rove became his heir apparent and continued the tradition of wedge issue politics and smear tactics. In light of today’s changing political landscape, aren’t Karl Rove’s political strategies and tactics virtually obsolete or almost devoid of their former effectiveness? By "changing political landscape", I mean the reality that the Republican Party is shrinking as a percentage of the electorate. The Republican Party now constitutes only 27% of the electorate. By 2012, this will be an even smaller figure. By "political landscape" I mean exactly what Karl Rove refers to when he analyzes the county by county breakdown of registered voters and their political party affiliation. This is the "political landscape" that is … Read entire article »