Running for Office Podcast Series

Running for office is no small feat. The ebbs and flows of a campaign is enough to test the mettle of any candidate. Ned Ryun, President of American Majority, recognizes this fact in his 22-epsiode series called “Running for Office.” In this series, Ned provides tips on numerous campaign subjects from get-out-the-vote efforts and raising name-identification to utilizing new media and preparing for campaign debates.

Choose Your Episode:

Episode 1: Ned Ryun gives a brief overview of what it takes to run for office.

Episode 2: Ned Ryun discusses filing for candidacy, fundraising, and the primary election.

Episode 3: Ned Ryun goes over numbers needed to win a primary election.

Episode 4: Ned Ryun continues to talk about numbers needed to win a primary election.

Episode 5: Ned Ryun discusses getting to know your opponent.  

Episode 6:  Ned Ryun discusses the nature of political parties and the voters interaction with the modern parties.

Episode 7: Ned Ryun covers the importance of proper campaign organizational structure.

Episode 8:  In this episode Ned Ryun continues his discussion on proper campaign organizational structure, specifically addressing the utilization of grassroots activism

Episode 9: Ned Ryun considers the importance of campaign strategy and how to achieve an effective strategy for winning.

Episode 10:Ned Ryun continues his discussion on the importance of campaign strategy, specifically discussing messaging issues.

Episode 11: Ned Ryun examines messaging for your campaign and different venues that are important for you to include when building your strategy.

Episode 12: Ned Ryun discusses the importance of defining your opponents before they define you.

Episode 13: Ned Ryun stresses the importance of earned media.

Episode 14: Ned Ryun continues his discussion on earned media, specifically addressing candidate media relations throughout the interview process

Episode 15: Ned Ryun tackles the all important topic of fundraising.

Episode 16: Ned Ryun continues his discussion of fundraising, talking in more depth about individual donors.

Episode 17: Ned Ryun delves deeper into fundraising by speaking on the importance of Super PACs.

Episode 18: Ned Ryun discusses pros and cons of both campaign debates and candidate forums.

Episode 19: Ned Ryun continues his talk on campaign debates and candidate forums.

Episode 20: Ned Ryun considers the importance of campaign advertising how to effectively project your message.

Episode 21:  Ned Ryun continues his discussion campaign advertising specifically noting the distinction between different forms of ads.

Episode 22:  Ned Ryun looks at the benefits of new media and online image management.