3. Employ Thugs
To guarantee electoral success, every politician needs the unwavering support of a group of “core loyalists” willing to do just about anything to ensure the victory of the party at the polls.
As a matter of fact, no politician worth his salt will throw his hat in to the political ring without first enlisting the services of these “core loyalists.”
Without the paid services of the core loyalists, how else will you shake down members of the opposition, grab ballot boxes, or create chaos if results don’t go your way.
Well, at this point we like to say that you must be a complete novice not to understand that in political circles, “core loyalists” is just a polite term for party thugs.