Cicero,+Handbook+on+Canvassing

Quintus Cicero, 102-43 BC, praetor and governor, supported Pompey in his civil war with Caesar The Handbook describes Marcus Cicero's campaign for the consulship in 63 BC (Marcus was Quintus' older brother). It is mainly a guide with instructions. We read it as part of the political readings on Rome, and it's interesting to see what Cicero considers to be key factors in winning an election, and how he considers the bottom 85% percent of the population as important even though they had very little voting power