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Effects of Campaigns and Elections

Effects of Campaigns and Elections. Wilson 10 D. Party. Many believe it is top factor People claim to vote for the best More Democrats Weaker affiliation Defectors Fewer get out to vote Republicans win independents. Issues . Most people don’t know the details

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Effects of Campaigns and Elections

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  1. Effects of Campaigns and Elections Wilson 10 D

  2. Party • Many believe it is top factor • People claim to vote for the best • More Democrats • Weaker affiliation • Defectors • Fewer get out to vote • Republicans win independents

  3. Issues • Most people don’t know the details • Can’t identify candidates positions • Know the issues that affect them • Know the issues that mean a lot to them • Prospective – few voters, much information, most active, forward-looking • Retrospective – judgment of incumbent’s work, economy biggest factor, midterm referendum

  4. Campaign • Reawaken partisan loyalties • Contentious primary contests • Convention jump in polls • Candidate under pressure • Debates • Interviews • Character • Emphasize themes • Single-issue focus

  5. Winning Coalition • Base + Swing Voters • Loyalty • Turnout • Democrats – AA, Jew, Hispanic, Low/Hi Incomes • Catholic, Southern, Union • Republican – Military, Business, College, Middle Income • Farmers, Evangelical, White, Old

  6. Affects on Policy • Remains the same no matter who wins • Causes voter apathy • Policy is complex • Involves many people • Changing coalitions • Constitutional system • 72% of campaign promises are kept • Retrospective elections

  7. Activity • Draw, graph, describe, role play the typical voter for the following political identifications. • Democrat • Republican • Independent • Nonvoter • What teacher might fit the citizen you have created?

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