Chapter 9 & 10 in class notes

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Democrats have "Supers" unpledged delegates

Democratic rules award over delegates proportionally.

Republicans include some proportional and some take-all states

To win the primary elections

Party votes

Vote in midterm elections

Party involvement

The United States is becoming more and more diverse

This decreases the chances of Republicans winning the White House again

Republicans then try to outreach to minorities so that they are able to maybe receive votes from different races

The younger you are the less likely you are to vote, the older you are the more likely you are to vote

The more education you have the more likely you are to vote

Motor Voter Act 1993

Enhance voting opportunities for every American

Requires all drivers licenses agencies to offer to register people to vote

Republicans are more likely to register to vote

Makes registering to vote easier

Help America Vote Act 2002 (HAVA)

Required "provisional ballots" where eligibility would be determined later

States determine how to verify provisional ballots differently

Passed by a Republican president

Helped by electronic voter machines

Media

Framing

How information is spun

Priming

What is viewed as most important

Emphasis

Woodward and Bernstein

Investigative journalism

Prior to Vietnam was very respectful

Did not try to dig up dirt on events

The government used the media to lie to the American public during the Vietnam War

Watergate was the first example of investigative journalism

Formed a new way of how the media handles government interaction

Watchdog

Beats

Areas that certain journalist specializes in

Leaks

They are allowed to hide the source of their leaks

Media and government

Symbiotic relationship

Take out the trash day

How the government handles something that they do not want to release

News that does not want to be heard by many is released on ds that reader views are low

Managing news

Washington Post and New York Times are two of the most respected sources by both parties

2008 campaign

Mostly horse race coverage

Obama received many more prime areas in that really mattered

Washington Post helped him get elected

Negative campaigning

Is it effective?

Yes, in certain stances

Most watched debate between Trump and Clinton

Also most tweeted debate

Selective Opinions

Not paying attention to things and sources that do not support your beliefs

Reporters might be liberal but networks tend to be conservative

If it bleeds, it leads

Government Regulates media performance

Live Feed

Public Broadcasting