Analysis Of James N. Druckman's Priming The Vote

These public opinion polls play a significant role. They are used throughout the election campaign to track where candidates are in comparison to the others. The outcomes of these polls can sway voters, they can help direct campaign funds to needed areas to help boost their numbers, and they can redirect each candidate's efforts of concentration. After we have carefully analyzed and examined all of our candidate’s offerings, it’s time to cast our vote. On Election Day, we head to our polling venue and vote for the candidate that we feel best embodies what we believe in. In the U.S. Election Day is the first Tuesday in November following the first Monday between the 2nd and the 8th of the month. In the beginning, this date was not an issue. The average voter owned his own land and worked that land. The farmer would leave out on Monday, vote on Tuesday, and return to his land on Wednesday. In todays fast pace society, not all registered voters have the luxury of being able to vote because of their work schedule. That is just one of the reasons that voter turnout is lower today. A big reason is that today’s society feels like their one vote won’t make a difference. A

Political scientist, journalists, and politicians alike often discuss the role of the news media’s place in affecting campaigns, and voter perceptions. Claims of media bias in political news coverage have risen over the past two decades. Scholarly research has explored concerns that broadcast and print media shape voting decisions in democratic processes.

The purpose of this paper is to explore the factors of a campaign, and how campaigns are utilized by candidates and political parties to inform the American voter. The main question of this paper is, are campaigns necessary if citizens cast their votes based on factors that aren’t even under the control of the candidate?

The implications of these impacts are likely to be widespread and influence many areas related to the American political system. At this point I will turn to examining research strategies to examine the potential implications of each of these three shifts in four areas, public participation at local levels, interest group control over information, media frames regarding polarization, and policy feedback in the absence of policy actions.

American voting patterns is often a topic studied by numerous people for a variety of reasons. Whether it is to gain an advantage in an election or trying to predict the outcome of an election, the study of American voters has always been researched. “The American Voter Unabridged Edition,” by Angus Campbell, Philip Converse, Warren Miller, and Donald Stokes, is regarded as the model for conducting voting research. The scope of the book is astounding, ranging from the political parties to the psychology of individual voters, the book laid the foundation for further voting examination.

Summary-The title of this article provides the reader with a good idea of what is going to be discussed. The article cautions the reader that they may need to prepare to vote for the least offensive candidate for Presidency. The article provides insight on what persuades a person of a certain political party to vote for a candidate. The majority of voters seek to nominate the ones who have the same ideals as they have. Flaws and voters opinions often lead to the most popular candidate being elected. The end result of the elector’s choice does not necessarily mean that the best person for the position will be elected. In retrospect, these candidates who are running for office know that if they want to be elected they will have to ensure

Many people don’t understand the influence that the media and social has on the outcome of an election. As a result our decision making for the candidate can be compromised at

There are three widely accepted options for influence and power to surge from in the election process, as stated above. First and foremost, the media is widely perceived as the top dog in the election process; society as a whole holds the assumption that media sets the agenda and controls the political process. This idea is embellished by the cynics of the world and there have been a number of studies with findings disputing these perceptions. Dalton’s paper tracked over 6000 newspapers articles, during the 1992 presidential election, from a stratified sample of counties across the nation and their research points to a much weaker position being held by the media as a whole, in respect to its influence over elections within the United States (466). The research focused of the viewpoint and time given to either candidate during the election season. Overall the findings showed little to no bias, outside of the editorial section, with in the overall information of each candidate. The argument is summed up in the article stating, “Certainly, some newspapers and journalists have distinct views, but such individual biases appear small and tend to cancel out when aggregated. Moreover, a newspaper’s presidential endorsement had little impact on its news coverage of the issue themes of the campaign” (Dalton, 476). The media seems to play a part in

Political campaigns can elevate a candidate’s position, or a poorly run campaign can doom that candidate’s chances no matter how good the candidate is. At the end of the day all that matters is winning. That is the goal of political campaigns in a nutshell. There have been many tactics implemented when trying to run a campaign. Of the tactics implemented there are those that are believed to work better than others. Of those that work better than others are, mobilizing base voters by properly identifying who they are, having a clear message and spreading that message to voters, debate performances and fundraising efforts. In this paper the 2008 presidential campaign of current president Barack Obama will be measured along with the 2004 presidential campaign of John F. Kerry. In this paper both campaigns will be analyzed on what tactics they used properly, where they were not as effective and what could have been differently.

There is great evidence to suggest that short-term factors have been very influential in the voting behaviour of the electorate today. To support this, Denver in 2003, noted that voting is now much influenced by the opinions and

There has been a noticeable shift from incumbency providing an electoral benefit to congressional office holders, to party identification mitigating this effect. Instead of individuals evaluating and selecting candidates based on their past performance, partisan ideologies are primed on a national level (Abromowitz and Webster, 2015). Thus, it no longer matters if a Republican congressman has been an effective lawmaker for a Democratic district. Now, voters are primed to vote against a candidate with a party identification shared by the candidate they supported in the Presidential election.

Many organizations, politically affiliated and otherwise, have been created for the purpose of getting the public to vote on election day. These organizations strive to ensure the average person understands how important it is to vote for yourself and the community. Unfortunately, negatively campaigning has been shown to disillusion the public and demotivate them to get involved in the political process. With the general public getting less involved, the opportunity for the more devoted and the more extreme to gain

Campaigns are a smart’s individual’s game, whether you rise to the top or fall behind the spotlight. The game of thrones where politicians bring out the best they can offer to show America the fire of being a true leader. What tends to be the common views of citizens regarding candidate’s election promises? Do they care about analyzing the candidate’s arguments and policy proposals? Every person believes that political candidates are inclined to make hypothetical promises to win the hearts of citizens and abandon them as soon as they reach their office (Klein, 3). However, is this the case that has been seen throughout history or president’s do surprise us of a great morals and change?

Now with Election Day fast approaching, and holding my rejected registration form in-hand, I wondered if I maybe should have tried harder to vote. Would I really have made an impact with my one ballot? However, after some research on these three main candidates, any small sense of regret I had for not voting was driven away and replaced by sincere concern for my country. Even though I may agree with certain policies in one party or the other, there are many concerns I have about the three main candidates –Trump, Hillary, and Gary– that override the need for examination of political strategy.

The crux of this article was in its ability to lay a groundwork for the often inharmonious thoughts, backgrounds, and beliefs of voters when they go to the polls. The paper shows that when these come in conflict with each other, voters most often fall back on previous voting habits to find direction at the polls, and it is this correlation that so heavily influences the habit forming nature of voting. They therefore discount the standardized recounting of habit formation in voting, and instead place their model on the pedestal of truth in this venture. The authors belief is that there is more going on in this scenario, and yet it is conversely simpler in explanation: voters are conflicted and therefore fall back to previous points of clarity and surety. This article was tremendously valuable by merit of its deviation from the standard literature on the subject, and empirical analysis of the data, as well as data collection.