It Would Be Extremely Difficult for Most Candidates to Win

question 5

Multiple Choice

It would be extremely difficult for most candidates to win elected public office these days without the support of political parties, given that their organizations have become so adept at:

• A) providing all the financing a campaign can need or want.
• B) serving recruits and nominees thoroughly, by providing donor information and polling services, and even helping to develop campaign staff.
• C) providing candidate "surrogates," or designated spokespersons, with consistent, media-geared talking points about various issues and controversies.
• D) having poll-tested sets of issues on which candidates must run, if they want to win.

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Definitions:

Personal Distance

The physical space individuals prefer to maintain between themselves and others to feel comfortable.

Organizational Communication

The process and practices of creating and sharing information within and outside of an organization.

The Grapevine

Informal communication network within an organization, allowing information to be passed through personal contacts and conversations.

Horizontal Communication

Describes communication that occurs between peers or colleagues within the same level of an organization, facilitating collaboration and information sharing.