“all politics is personal”

Paper instructions:

Discuss what Ralph Wright means by “all politics is personal.” Provide examples from the campaign trail, in legislative committees, during the lawmaking process, how Wright won the speakership, dealing with the press and

lobbyists, as well as negotiating with the governor. Provide citations from the book for all the material you use from the book, not just direct quotes.

Inside the Statehouse:
Lessons from the Speaker
Ralph G. Wright
Rosenthal’s Intro
 Wright: “All politics is personal”
 Job of Legislature:
 Representation
 Lawmaking
 Balancing power of the executive
 Wright: Professionalized the Vermont
legislature
Campaigning
 District dynamics
 Getting on the ballot
 Organization
 Strategies
Life in the Legislature
 Committee assignment
 Citizen legislature
 Staff
 Pay
 Session length
 Majority party in-fighting
 Women in the legislature
Committee Process
 Speaker assigns bills
 Prestigious committees
 Mid-level and Other
 Prioritizing bills
 On the floor
Gaining Leadership
 Trying to win majority party status
 Winning over influential people
 Electing the speaker
 Leadership
 Energy
 Understanding issues
 Using people
 Anticipating opposition
 Being leader

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