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With suggestive poses and pets, 'wacky' election campaigning tests Tokyo's patience

5:23am July 05, 2024

by The Associated Press

This year's wackiness — notably from non-candidates renting campaign billboard space — is proving exceptional, and residents have flooded election offices with angry calls and messages.

A person holds signs from the sunroof of a vehicle during a campaign event for Joe Biden.

Politics & Government

Political campaigns used to have jingles. Should we bring them back?

2:26pm April 10, 2024

by Scott Simon

Every major campaign used to have jingles. Now so many political ads seem to be more about the opposition than the candidate they're trying to elect.

GOP presidential candidate Ron DeSantis speaks during a campaign event at Olde Boston's Restaurant & Pub in Fort Dodge, Iowa on July 14.

Politics & Government

Presidential primaries have seen dramatic comebacks. Could DeSantis '24 be next?

5:00am July 29, 2023

by Ron Elving

Using the phrase "comeback kid" helped Bill Clinton revive his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination in the 1992 New Hampshire primary. Could Ron DeSantis revive that model?

Then-California Rep. TJ Cox speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 17, 2019.

Former California Rep. TJ Cox faces over two dozen federal fraud charges

3:50pm August 16, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

The single-term Democrat allegedly participated in multiple fraud schemes, including one involving his 2018 run for Congress.

Security experts are urging U.S. political candidates to focus more on cybersecurity to avoid embarrassing or damaging hacks.

Politics & Government

2020 Political Campaigns Are Trying To Avoid A 2016-Style Hack

6:59am January 28, 2020

by Shannon Bond

Four years after Russians hacked the Clinton campaign's emails, political candidates are scrambling to beef up their defenses against cyberattacks. Many politicians haven't updated their security.

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A poster in Essen showing women in traditional German dress promotes the far-right party Alternative for Germany. The poster says, "Colorful variety? We have already."

In German Election, Campaign Posters Are More Important Than TV Ads

3:31pm September 23, 2017

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

The poster tradition dates back hundreds of years and serves as an equalizer in modern-day German elections. But some of today's messaging has been provocative to the point of causing offense.

Politics & Government

Democracy 101: What Do Campaigns Know About You?

10:38am September 29, 2016

by David Ford

As the election draws nearer, state and national campaigns are spending millions on reams of voter data, and they're using that information to connect with people in a wide variety of personalized ways. In our series Democracy 101, we're looking at how all this works.

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Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent from Vermont and 2016 Democratic presidential candidate, in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday.

Politics & Government

Sanders Campaign: DNC Blocking Voter Data Is Overkill, Breach Of Contract

7:54pm December 18, 2015

The senator's campaign confirms a member of its staff accessed the proprietary voter files of Clinton's campaign thanks to "incompetence of the vendor." Her campaign is calling it "unacceptable."

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With permission, the Cruz campaign's app searches for potential supporters within users' phones

Politics & Government

Cruz's Crew: You Play The Game, But It's The Cruz Campaign That Scores

7:46pm November 09, 2015

by Scott Detrow

Ted Cruz's campaign is hoping its app motivates supporters to volunteer and donate as well as turn over personal information.

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