Word: campaign
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Personal contact is a very important part of the campaign," said Marjorie Decker, a candidate for City Council. "Seniors understand the importance of voting, and they vote...
Larry Clinton, a member of David Maher's council campaign also said seniors are key to election results...
Although candidates are prohibited from distributing campaign material at the events, Decker said that many candidates violated the rule...
...free tickets, celebrities and tchotchkes galore -? it?s OK, it?s not a real electoral event ?- it?s pretty much do or die. For George W. Bush, who has spent about $750,000 on the event, anything less than a convincing win is a dangerous stumble. Steve Forbes, whose campaign plunked down "less than $2 million," is deemed likely to have bought himself second place. After that? In this front-loaded election season, in which checks not made out to George W. are getting harder and harder to come by, finishing among the best of the rest could mean survival...
...Hawkeye State, a good showing could be a reprieve from bankruptcy, and a poor one likely a death blow. John McCain, meanwhile, skipped the event completely, calling it a "scam," and in the run-up to the vote it?s not hard to see why an avatar of campaign finance reform would find the event distasteful. The event itself is just a fund-raiser for the Iowa GOP, held a full six months before the state?s caucus. Candidates ply farmers with barbecue, musical acts, gold pins, luxury bus rides to the polls; they?ll even pay your $25 entrance...