Top Five Career Choices All Related to Political Campaigning
Ideology is out, and wealth is in, as political campaigns go digital. Being savvy and ruthless in the marketplace offers the only promise of wealth these days. Those who go down the college track will find only a minimalist lifestyle in terms of income.
Ideology is pariah in political campaigning these days. Ideologues are extremists, period. Campaigners should never show their hands until safely seated. Until then, it’s best to tell people what they want to hear. Who knows, perhaps a idea or two might actually stick if repeated.
To get elected in our diverse culture means that candidates should appeal to everyone–and to no one. After all, one person’s set of values and traditions might conflict with another’s. Votes can easily be lost, especially in elections that are almost always tight. In short, we’re an immigrant nation and our economic well-being depends on a global market.
Wealthy people need have little formal education. Like Benjamin Franklin, they can be self-taught. Earning money is, by definition, the number one indicator of a successful person. Wealth means power, including the ability to win any political office, such as the US Senate. Who cares if you actually know anything about issues other than making money. You can learn on the job–or hire those who can keep you informed. Even if you’re not wealthy, you can become so once in office, if you play your cards right.
Winning political elections is the same for liberals and conservatives since it’s the mechanics and process of running elections that make all the difference. It goes without saying that it’s important to have a staff of lawyers to engineer election results and intimidate rivals. Those who aren’t wealthy or practicing attorneys can still win elections, however. All candidates should always hire people with the top 5 jobs or talents to get elected:
1) Fundraiser. Raising money is both and an art and a science, requiring hard, persevering sales work when others are immersed in entertainment. Experience and a focused education is required. It’s a full-time job. Careers are set for fundraisers, since their talents are literally in demand everywhere, not just in politics.
2) Community organizer. Skills relating to database management, Internet outreach, and manipulation of both media and existing political machines are essential. Managing mailing lists and crowds achieve the same purpose.
3) Social media expert. The ability to reach people where they live on cell phones, the Internet, and elsewhere in our multifarious Facebook and Twitter-based worlds of social interaction. Experience counts for everything in this can do, show-and-tell digital universe.
4) Campaign worker. Apprenticeships in working on political campaigns, even if unsuccessful, are a full-time career path. Studying what makes one campaign win and another lose takes intelligence and skepticism. Notice that top politicians tend to start out this way.
5) Actors, speech writers, makeup artists. In short, marketing. Know how to give people what they want. It’s called targeted “research” or marketing. It works even if the product is no good. Acting, speaking, and writing helps to create a pleasing public image to maximize voter appeal. Looking “Hollywood” is essential for both political candidates and newscasters. After all, anyone can be taught to read a monitor.
Successful political campaigns today will forget the genuine article, since it’s now about appearances, as it was for Plato. It’s best to bone up on everything available on winning elections in the digital age.
