If politics is the application of influence and authority then an election is the application of that influence to win the vote of the citizens. Many things from finances to current civic topics and from political background to political denomination determine the outcome and/or circumstances of elections, but the most influential election tool is, and has been, the media. The use and misuse of the media, political advertisements and televised debates has been known …showed first 75 words of 644 total…

…showed last 75 words of 644 total…This won Vigilante a few percentages in the polls but eventually turned on him, due to the broken promise. In conclusion, Patrick Kennedy did not win on name and money alone. His use of election strategy through, media, negative ads and political influence won him a seat in the house. Contributing further to Kennedy?s advantage was the constituents of the community, mostly Italian, senior citizens that vowed their vote for Kennedy from the beginning.