Editing Political machine (section)

== Function ==
A political machine is a party organization that recruits its members by the use of tangible incentives—money, political jobs—and that is characterized by a high degree of leadership control over member activity.

Political machines started as [[grass roots]] organizations to gain the [[patronage]] needed to win the modern election. Having strong patronage, these "clubs" were the main driving force in gaining and getting out the "right party vote" in the election districts.<ref>{{cite book | first = James Q. |last = Wilson | author-link =  James Q. Wilson | title = American Government | publisher = Houghton Mifflin Harcourt | year = 2005|title-link = American Government }}</ref>