Campaign Activity in the United States

Generic Campaign Activity in the context of the Political Party Committees

In this context, Generic Campaign Activity may be defined as follows: A type of federal election activity, as distinguished from voter drive activity (see below). Generic campaign activity is a public communication that promotes or opposes a political party and does not promote or oppose a clearly identified federal candidate or a nonfederal candidate. 100.25.

Organization of a Typical Campaign Staff

The staff may include the following people:

• Campaign Manager: Plans and runs the campaign.
• Press Secretary: Handles contacts with news media.
• Fund Raiser: Seeks money contributions.
• Treasurer: Pays the bills of the campaign.
• Media Director: Directs advertising and publicity.
• Poll Taker: Conducts surveys to see how popular the candidate is.