My mentor was Chris McCartan who currently serves as the Chairman of the Cabarrus County Republican Party!
Monday, May 12, 2008
Republican Party Mock Primary
As the second part of my final product, I hosted a mock Republican Party primary at my school to see not only if the candidate awareness campaign was successful in informing students about Republican candidates abroad, but also who the students would have elected as their Republican Party officers. The mock primary was held on Thursday, May 1st after school in Norse Cove. Students were able to come and vote on a ballot for their favorite candidates, and anyone was allowed to participate. This also gave students who were unable to vote in the actual primary on May 6th a chance to participate and get their voices heard! My mentor helped me to decide which candidates to put on the ballot, and he also helped me organize my campaign. There were probably around 30 people who were able to vote, and unfortunately there were not more, but I suspect that this is only because a lot of people had no desire to stay after school, which proved to be the only weakness that my primary faced. Other than this, it turned out to be a great success! :]
Sunday, May 11, 2008
The Candidate Awareness Campaign
Because so many students, and people in general, are often uneducated about candidates who may be running for local or even state offices, I decided to implement my Candidate Awareness Campaign to hopefully educate others about the people that may be making some very important decisions that will most likely have a huge effect on our local and state communities. My mentor helped me decide which candidates would be 
best to include in my campaign, and with this information, I was able to create some bright and colorful posters that would attract a lot of attention, while also displaying the appropriate information. I included Republican candidates that were running for the following offices: President, Senate, House of Representatives, Governor (NC), Lt. Governor (NC), and the North Carolina State Supreme Court. It worked out really well because I was acquainted with the majority of these candidates after attending the dinner with my mentor, and I was able to include personal photographs of these candidates throughout my campaign. My campaign also included a couple of news segments that were broadcasted throughout my school on the Viking News Network. On this segment I began advertising for the Mock Primary that I hosted - the latter portion of my product - while also explaining my posters and clearly identifying my campaign to the student population at my school. The campaign was for the most part a success, though not without minor complications like finding posters with unpleasant comments or drawings on them, but that much is to be expected whenever politics are involved.Thursday, April 17, 2008
Beginnings of the Candidate Awareness Campaign
Since I chose the Republican Party as the main topic for my graduation project, I have decided to implement a candidate awareness campaign for some of the Republican Party candidates who are up for election this November. Before I could begin, I had to figure out which candidates I wanted to include in my campaign. To do this, I went to a Republican P
arty dinner at Kannapolis Country Club with my mentor in order to meet candidates and become even further immersed into the political world. I took several pictures of the candidates that I met and I plan on using these as a part of my campaign as well. The dinner actually turned out to be a lot of fun. I collected a large array of advertising stickers, pens, and business cards and I also got a chance to connect with the candidates on a personal level. After we ate, each candidate got a chance to go up to the microphone and speak briefly about their campaign, and the changes they hoped to make if they were elected. It was really interesting to listen to what each of them had to say. However, they weren't allowed to speak for more than two minutes since everyone was anxious to get home and watch the Carol
ina game, but I think this actually made the speeches all the more interesting because they were forced to present the facts without any extra "political fluff". The next phase of my product will consist of actually beginning my candidate awareness campaign, and attending this dinner will definitely make this portion of my project much easier since I am already aquainted with many of the candidates that I will be advertising for, and I will be more enthusiastic in motivating others to vote for them since I am personally connected with them.
arty dinner at Kannapolis Country Club with my mentor in order to meet candidates and become even further immersed into the political world. I took several pictures of the candidates that I met and I plan on using these as a part of my campaign as well. The dinner actually turned out to be a lot of fun. I collected a large array of advertising stickers, pens, and business cards and I also got a chance to connect with the candidates on a personal level. After we ate, each candidate got a chance to go up to the microphone and speak briefly about their campaign, and the changes they hoped to make if they were elected. It was really interesting to listen to what each of them had to say. However, they weren't allowed to speak for more than two minutes since everyone was anxious to get home and watch the Carol
ina game, but I think this actually made the speeches all the more interesting because they were forced to present the facts without any extra "political fluff". The next phase of my product will consist of actually beginning my candidate awareness campaign, and attending this dinner will definitely make this portion of my project much easier since I am already aquainted with many of the candidates that I will be advertising for, and I will be more enthusiastic in motivating others to vote for them since I am personally connected with them.
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