October 21, 1987 (vol. 98, iss. 30) • Page Image 63
…C A R E E R S Managing a Career in Politics 0ver the last three decades, the poll- taker, the commercials maker and S the direct-mail solicitor have become wielders of political power in a manner once reserved to the local party boss. And like the old-fashioned boss, these new pols have mainly learned their craft through trial and error. The major parties occasion- ally fill the training gap with ad hoc pro- grams for campaign managers, and ...…