Ethnic or Business Interest Balancing
A tactic originated by New York's Tammany Hall and refined by Chicago Mayor Anton Cermak in Chicago machine politics, this involves nominating a slate of candidates for local offices based on their varied ethnic origins or business or labor union interests, in order to appeal to all possible ethnic or financial interests in a community. E.g.: a slate of candidates of judges, might include candidates from all ethnic communities in a district, and include a labor lawyer and a member of the local Chamber of commerce. In cases where there is not enough offices appeal to all, multi-ethnic candidates may be chosen, e.g.: "Maria O'Hara Constantine" a name calculated to appeal to Hispanic, Irish and Greek constituencies.
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