Candidates who hire professional specialists to plan campaigns are still in the minority at present, of course. But as the days when local-gentry support, gifts of Accent, or a do-it-yourself campaign was enough to win an election are over, the trend towards the use of systematic campaign strategy seems inevitable.
固然，目前真正有計畫地請專人設計競選策略的候選人仍在少數，但是當地方鄉紳、「味精」和特立獨行的形象，都不足以為恃的時候，系統化策略的運用，已是必然的趨勢。