Candidates and political parties work closely together to achieve their goals. Political parties are beneficial for candidates because they organize campaigns, find experts to plan successful strategies, run ads promoting their candidate, but at the same time attack the opponents candidates, and get people out to vote. For example, they help raise money to advertise their electioneers and to get their message out. One way political parties raise money for campaigns is by sending it’s president to campaign hustings, where the party’s top fundraiser can speak as well. For example, during the elections of 1999-2000, Bill Clinton attended to 295 fund-raising events and collected $160 million for the Democratic congressional candidates. Most currently, president Barack Obama attended more than 250 fundraising events during his first term in office to obtain financial help. Even though political parties are indispensable for candidates, there are also disadvantages. One of the possible disadvantages is the consequence of the transaction and conformity cost, which is the difference between what the candidate prefers and what the party requires. After candidates join a party alliance they need to maintain the value of their party even though party’s ideas
Candidates and political parties work closely together to achieve their goals. Political parties are beneficial for candidates because they organize campaigns, find experts to plan successful strategies, run ads promoting their candidate, but at the same time attack the opponents candidates, and get people out to vote. For example, they help raise money to advertise their electioneers and to get their message out. One way political parties raise money for campaigns is by sending it’s president to campaign hustings, where the party’s top fundraiser can speak as well. For example, during the elections of 1999-2000, Bill Clinton attended to 295 fund-raising events and collected $160 million for the Democratic congressional candidates. Most currently, president Barack Obama attended more than 250 fundraising events during his first term in office to obtain financial help. Even though political parties are indispensable for candidates, there are also disadvantages. One of the possible disadvantages is the consequence of the transaction and conformity cost, which is the difference between what the candidate prefers and what the party requires. After candidates join a party alliance they need to maintain the value of their party even though party’s ideas