Maintaining the majority is crucial for the Democrats; if the Republicans manage to gain the upper hand, the Democrats will not be able pass any of their agendas through Congress. Now is the time for strategy. Both parties need to campaign in a way that will maximize their chances at victory. Democrat Rosa DeLauro and Republican Jerry Labriola must utilize all the resources that their parties have to offer if they want to campaign effectively.
The current national conditions are not favorable for the Democrats. As a result the Democratic Party has decided to take a more “protectionist” approach to campaigning. This means that they are going to focus more of their attention and resources on helping the incumbents get reelected (Herrnson 80-81). For those who the party selects to focus there attention on will be provided with assistance gauging public opinion, researching the opposition and issues, campaign management, fund-raising and campaign communications (Herrnson 87). However, I doubt that Rosa DeLauro will be provided with this type of assistance; "The NY Times gives Rosa DeLauro a 100 percent chance of victory." (http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/house/connecticut/3?scp=1&sq=Rosa%20DeLauro&st=cse)
consequently this means that the Democratic Party may not feel the need to invested so much of its resources into her campaign. It would be unnecessary and wasteful for them to pay so much attention to a sure thing.
consequently this means that the Democratic Party may not feel the need to invested so much of its resources into her campaign. It would be unnecessary and wasteful for them to pay so much attention to a sure thing.
Although Jerry Labriola should be favored by his party because the Republicans have taken up a offensive approach to campaigning, (rather than favoring incumbents the Republican Party has decided to invest the majority of their resources into the non incumbents) I do not believe he will be receiving any special attention. His unlikely chance at victory may discourage the Republicans from spending any time or money on him. This will only be a waste. According to Jerry Labriola's website (http://www.votejerry2010.com/compare.htm) ,which could be bias, Rosa DeLauro's campaign was "fund raised from union leaders, PACs, and special interests"; while Labriola's campaign was funded by private individuals. It seems as if neither DeLauro nor Labriola will be receiving any extra help from their parties.
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