Shruti Patel GOVT-2306 Professor Sharifian April 15 2018
The Campaign: SLO #2
Typically, to run for office in Texas, the prices in a campaign usually go hand in hand with how much a candidate is paying per vote. 1 “ But Hurd, a Republican, spent big for that win, shelling out $29.12 per vote, among the highest in the state. Gallego, a Democrat, spent $15.75 per vote.” Many candidates in Texas pay a lot of money for their votes to ensure their nomination. Roy Owens, from the Texas House, district 146 spent $70,805.43 in total for his election. Per vote, he spent $61.52. Will Hurd spent a whopping $3,000,000, which resulting in $29.12. Clearly, many candidates spend a lot of money in order to make sure they get votes.
Many of these candidates don’t end up winning, and spend a lot of money on their voters. …show more content…
When I start to get the word out, more and more people will start to listen to me and start to donate to my campaign.
2 ● Name interest groups that will support/oppose you? 3 Go to https://votesmart.org/interest-groups/TX/#.WXjT4ojyuUk and identify two (2) interest groups that you think will support your campaign, and two (2) who will oppose your campaign. 1 Explain why, referring to your
The Campaign: SLO #2
Typically, to run for office in Texas, the prices in a campaign usually go hand in hand with how much a candidate is paying per vote. 1 “ But Hurd, a Republican, spent big for that win, shelling out $29.12 per vote, among the highest in the state. Gallego, a Democrat, spent $15.75 per vote.” Many candidates in Texas pay a lot of money for their votes to ensure their nomination. Roy Owens, from the Texas House, district 146 spent $70,805.43 in total for his election. Per vote, he spent $61.52. Will Hurd spent a whopping $3,000,000, which resulting in $29.12. Clearly, many candidates spend a lot of money in order to make sure they get votes.
Many of these candidates don’t end up winning, and spend a lot of money on their voters. …show more content…
When I start to get the word out, more and more people will start to listen to me and start to donate to my campaign.
2 ● Name interest groups that will support/oppose you? 3 Go to https://votesmart.org/interest-groups/TX/#.WXjT4ojyuUk and identify two (2) interest groups that you think will support your campaign, and two (2) who will oppose your campaign. 1 Explain why, referring to your