Presidential Campaigns and Elections  Tags: ugl_subject_guide elections presidential_campaigns  

Candidate
Campaign
Campaign finance
Campaign issues
Caucuses
Debates
Delegates
Democratic Party
Democratic National Convention
Elections
Electoral College
Fundraising
Grassroots campaign
Green Party
Libertarian Party
Political Action Committee
Political Parties
President of the United States
Primaries
Republican Party
Republican National Convention
Rock the vote
Third party candidates
Superdelegates
Swing states/battleground states

Since the first election in 1789, presidential elections in the United States have generated great excitement and enthusiasm. Although vigorous campaigning by presidential candidates seems standard in today’s day and age, this was not always the case. The Oxford Guide to the United States Government states that general campaigning by members of the Democratic and Republican parties did not begin until 1912, when Howard Taft and Woodrow Wilson ran against one another. Whether the candidate is from one of the two major parties or is a member of third-party, campaigning has become a vital part of today’s presidential election process.

Check out the Election 2008 Guide.

EG 3/6/08