The term “politician” refers to anyone involved in politics, including those who campaign or fundraise for politicians. The Politico newspaper focuses on US politics. The rise of social media has led to more amateur politicians, who can be helpful but also pose risks to a candidate’s message. Grassroots movements can be organized by both professional and amateur politicians.
Politic is a Latin term that translates as political. Essentially it refers to anyone who is a politician, but it can also refer to people active in politics who do not hold public office. This could include people as fundraisers for politicians, those who campaign on behalf of a politician, or those people who follow politics closely and are passionate about the political system. A politician can also be someone who is involved in the politics of an office, school, or any workplace. A union member involved in maintaining a union might be a politician.
The term most recently came into use with the 2007 founding of the popular US print and Internet newspaper, The Politico, which is distributed free in Washington DC and has a large following on the Internet. The focus of the document is all politics, especially the policy of the United States Congress and the Executive and Judicial branches of government. Sometimes the reporters of this newspaper and other newspapers that follow politics are referred to as politicians because they are profound in analyzing and analyzing political behavior.
Indeed, in 2007, as the Democratic race for the presidential nomination in particular heated up, many described themselves as politicians, or simply as politicians. 2004 Hours media coverage and the introduction of social media in the form of candidate websites created a lot in the way of blogging, thinking, writing and organizing for political candidates. Democratic contender Howard Dean in his unsuccessful 2008 campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination used this Internet approach successfully even though he lost the nomination to Senator John Kerry. His application in the 2010 election, which many argue was most successfully used by Senator Barack Obama, resulted in a large number of ordinary people being much more involved in the political process than before.
If too many cooks can screw up soup, the same could apply to too many amateur politicians. While there are advantages to the private politician working on behalf of a candidate, the question of controlling a candidate’s message arises with increasing frequency. Supporters of a candidate who aren’t actually hired as supporters may make unfortunate comments, inflammatory statements, or choose to act in ways that don’t accord with a candidate’s platform. This has occurred with significant frequency on the blogs of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton’s Internet sites, and sometimes even in the mainstream media. Entire blogs were dedicated to the “I hate Barack” and “I hate Hillary” platforms that none of the candidates endorsed.
However, the amateur politician can play a significant role as an unpaid organizer of grassroots movements that command greater support from a candidate. The professional politician, politician or candidate for political office, can also urge grassroots movements to conform to his platform. They can also be successful in distancing themselves from people who claim to speak for them, but are in truth not employed by them.
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