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Under the Influence with Terry O'Reilly

Under the Influence with Terry O'Reilly

Orchestrating Elections: Political Campaign Songs

Oct 24, 2026 · 25m

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In this episode from our archives, we take a look at one of the tools of political marketing – the campaign song. Politicians have used songs going all the way back to at least the 1700s. Sometimes the songs are written expressly for the political party or candidate. Sometimes, politicians co-opt pop songs. And sometimes, pop artists have a major problem with that. We know you want to listen to all the ads in this show. On the off-chance you don’t , subscribe ad-free here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.