What are the steps when running for office?

Answer 1

Difficulty: Challenging

Step1 Be at least 35 years old and a citizen born in the United States, Guam, Puerto Rico or the U.S. Virgin Islands (or to American parents abroad). You also need to have been a U.S. resident for at least 14 years.

Step2 Hold a law degree. Out of 43 presidents, 25 have been lawyers. It also helps to have government service on your re'sume'-- 17 governors, 15 senators and 19 members of the House of Representatives have become president.

Step3 Start raising money--lots of it. You've got a long way to go. The Bush-Cheney ticket, for example, spent $186 million campaigning in 2000. See 381 Plan a Fund-Raising Event.

Step4 Gather a bright, devoted and tireless campaign staff, including strategists, spokespeople and speechwriters.

Step5 Campaign like crazy before and during your party's primaries and caucuses. They begin in January of each election year.

Step6 Name your running mate. When you look at potential candidates for vice president, take into consideration the voting block he or she is supported by and can help deliver (the South, the labor vote, women, senior citizens, military veterans). If your experience is weak in certain areas, your running mate can strengthen it with his our her own background. Bottom line: Pick someone who would be a good president should you die or otherwise leave office. See 349 Plan a Funeral According to Custom.

Step7 Win the majority of delegates who will vote at your party's national convention. If you don't have more than half in your camp going into the convention, work on the unpledged delegates. These include high-ranking party members, governors and congressional representatives.

Step8 Celebrate your convention victory, and campaign like crazy all over the country until elections in November.

Step9 Win a majority of the electoral college, which isn't the same thing as the popular vote. There are 538 electoral votes, and you need 270 of them to become president.

Step10 Practice reciting the oath for the inaugural ceremony on January 20: "I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."

Answer 2

== == You can declare yourself a candidate and run. However, you won't get on the ballot unless you follow the instructions in each State (instructions are different in each State). And you won't get matching funds unless you meet certain requirements, but you can run. If you are not 35 you cannot serve, but you still can run. To run for president you must be a natural born citizen of the U.S.A. You must be 35 years old, and live in the state of your election for 14 years. Keep in mind the president only makes about $400,000 a year.

Answer 3

I think the first thing people do is have an exploratory study done to see if there is enough of a following, financial and otherwise, to make it worth the personal investment. Then they let the chairman of their political party know that they seek nomination. A press release with possible press conference to announce their candidacy is a logical next step. Most important is to meet all the requirements and deadlines to get on the ballot in EACH state and territory. Debates and TV or radio interviews are quite helpful. They need to hit the road, doing public speaking and meeting voters personally. And of course they mustn't forget to vote for themselves.

Answer 4

Most Presidents come from lower office - Congress (i.e., Barack Obama) or a governorship (i.e., George W. Bush). Some were military leaders, such as Dwight Eisenhower. It's essential that the candidate win the nomination of one of the major parties - Democratic or Republican. In general, one does that by getting one's choices elected as delegates to the party convention, a process that differs among the States. In the general election one must win a majority of votes in the Electoral College - winning the popular vote is not sufficient in itself (cf. George W Bush vs. Al Gore, 2000).

Answer 5

The first step is to find people who believe in you and think you have leadership potential and, are willing to spend money to get you elected. Start at the state level unless you have a lot of money of your own or have family connections. Most candidates start this process years before he or she plans to run. In the meanwhile run for governor or senator and try always to get media coverage. Accept all the speaking engagement you can get. Write a newspaper or magazine column and campaign strongly for party candidates in state and national campaigns. Win the state elections and look like a future winner.The next step is to let everybody know you are running, If you have the credentials needed to look like a possible winner, the press will talk to you and you can get on Talk Shows and you can arrange speaking engagements.

Answer 6

First the man or woman must announce their intent with the party. Next they must win their party's primary. Lastly, they must win the general election.

Answer 7

Be 35 years old, be a US Born citizen, you can't have criminal history.