• Meet with Republican and Democratic National Committee staff to hear about the tactics used for electing the parties’ candidates.
  • Discover the difference between "soft" and "hard" money in political campaigns from members of both liberal and conservative Political Action Committees.
  • Visit Greenberg / Quinlan / Rosner Research, President Clinton’s polling firm, to learn how opinion polls are used strategically.
  • Learn how campaign slogans are developed and examine the pros and cons of "going negative."
  • Go behind the scenes with a curator at Smithsonian’s newly renovated National Museum of American History to view the unrivaled collection of presidential campaign memorabilia.


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