ABSTRACT
Barbara Allyn and Senator Robert Porter are fictitious but they represent a
composite of candidates in several recent Senate campaign cycles. Many of
the details and circumstances surrounding this race are left purposively
vague. We do not know, for example, what state this race is in, what political
parties Allyn or Porter belong to, who the president is, or what election cycle
we are in. What we do know is that this is a well-executed campaign with
sufficient time and resources to employ the most sophisticated techniques
and talent available.2
