Swing Vote Is An American Political Culture Film

Today for most Australian’s the potential of what a vote can represent is lost in political apathy and some could argue that this directly relates to how the leaders of the two main political parties continually compete for the populist vote. This environment is dominated by the media portrayal of our political parties and as a result of this, policies for the long term interests of the country have become secondary to short term wins (Marsh, 2010).

1. This film is saying the American democracy can be easily corrupted. The film portrays that it takes strong, determined men with much integrity to stand up for what they know is right.

“The Candidate” is a prime example to the inside of a campaign and the inside of an election. Elections do not only include the candidate themselves but the campaign manager, the supporters, the nominee’s family and the media crew. During “The Candidate” democratic nominee John McKay uses many strategies in order to “not” win his election for senator of California. Going into this campaign McKay was in hopes that he would not win the election, as time passed his view of the election changed as did his strategies.

Clark, L. George, “Stealing our votes: How politicians conspire to control elections and how to stop them”, Pittsburg, Pennyslavia: Dorrance Publishing Inc, 2004.

The author, V. O. Key, states the results of a survey that shows that voters tend to vote for people who vote for candidates that will help them financially. He also states that people tend to vote for a certain party’s candidate because of their ties to the party. Key then declares that one can predict a person’s vote based on their personality and attributes. Key also shows that although these behaviors show strangeness, the voters have great importance to politics. Key says that the voters’ behavior has importance as it helps candidates discover the nature of the voters’ interests to try gain an advantage. Finally, Key states that voters behave as well as possible, considering the possibilities of other

‘Despite several attempts to regulate campaign finance, money increasingly dominates the U.S. Electoral process and is the main factor contributing to a candidates success’ Discuss (30 marks)

The film portrays the government in a very negative light and shows how the senators have no real influence on lawmaking. Mr. Smith’s struggles as a senator gave the impression that the government functions completely on bribery, blackmail, and lies. The film gives a very strong message about the lack of democracy in American government and politics, along with the ignorance of the American people. Mr. Smith portrays the average American citizen: he is naïve, has faith in the democracy, and is ignorant

America lies in the wake of the impending presidential election, which has been shrouded in controversy from its infancy. FBI investigations, leaked emails, private recordings, rape allegations, and indubitable untruths have pledged both front-runners. Despite the foul taste left in the mouth of many Americans by Donald Trump and Hilary Clinton, they have come out victorious in their campaign to represent their respective party as the nominee for president. While it was once widely believe that the American people democratically elect the president of the United States, through current influences such as the media, Internet, and growing population an exuberant amount of Americans believe that their vote no longer counts, thus posing the question who’s really in control of the electoral process? In the past, the call to question of the integrity of the electoral processes was strictly reserved for the most devout conspiracy theorist, but with the pullulating concerns over super delegates, average sound mind Americans are not sure the full truth is being told. Has America been fed at noble lie? A simple answer yes, a more complex answer America has been fed a misconception disguised as a lie.

A political culture can be described as the beliefs, attitudes, and values of how a government should operate. For America, liberty and equality are two fundamental values used to generalize the United States political culture. The situation described in this article is representative of this culture. Many Americans

It features an educated populace - one that constantly pushes the boundaries of human ability, and holds its members accountable to the law. To capture this spirit of perseverance and justice, the American flag contains blue. When an individual is wealthy, is entrusted with power, or is regarded as a role model for society, they represent the societal elite. Consequently, they are continually judged on their actions, words, and decisions. In the movie “Primary Colors”, this critical societal analysis is portrayed through the American citizens’ judgement of the politicians’ morals. In theory, political success is based on the validity of one’s ideas. In practice, however, people put an ‘X’ next to the name with the largest positive image. Thus, Stanton, Pinker, and other influential figures in the film emanate a facade of morality to hide their true, callous nature. Behind his emotional nature, Stanton hides his marital infidelity. As the media unravels the extent of adultery surrounding the man, Americans are shocked. When campaigning in the city of New York, Stanton is booed so profusely, he abandons his speech. To the people, the repercussions of his moral flaws should take the form of lackadaisical voter support. Moreover, this justice seeking attitude of the people reflects in their tendencies to topple those they respect. Following the induction of political candidate Pinker as a replacement for the ill Senator harris. The people rally around his underdog nature, and his idealistic approach to life. In an induction speech, Pinker states that he is not thinking of the campaign at the moment, yet he inspires massive support from the American people through his humble, noble cause. Realizing his disadvantage, Stanton initiates an investigation into the resignation of Pinker as a politician many years previously. The

The invention of the television has had an impact on all aspects of American's lives. It has affected how we work, interact with others, and our foreign relations. One part of American society that it has especially affected is presidential elections. Television has impacted who is elected and why they were elected. Since the 1960's television has served as a link between the American public and presidential elections that allows the candidate to appear more human and accountable for their actions; consequently this has made television a positive influence on presidential elections. But it has also had a negative affect on elections, making presidential candidates seem like celebrities at times and making it easier to publicize mistakes

Media is known as the “king maker” for many reasons, such as shaping candidates in audience’s perspective. Television has been a big influence in shaping voters choice and labeling political parties, even though some believe media information can be scant in regards to candidates. Media can be anything from television to social media networks and how many people think that media is a great influence, some also think it can be a problem. “It only takes 140 characters to damage a political campaign” in which Smith is referring to social media as being a problem. (Smith, K. 2011. Pg. 9) At the state and local levels party affiliation remains the most important. “In television age, journalist became the chief influence in the selection of candidates

Campaigning is working towards a specific goal. The two movies I have chosen to compare and contrast are The Campaign, and The Last Hurrah. In some cases, the goal may be small but in the movies I chose, the goal was in fact being elected so it was pretty large. There are many different types of campaigns and each one has a different outcome. Some of the outcomes may be positive and others will be negative, it’s all about the approach in a tough election. Even though Campaigning may mean capitalism, Different types of campaigns reach out to potential voters and In person campaigning works well.

Combs, James E., and Dan D. Nimmo. The Comedy of Democracy. The United States of America: Greenwood Publishing Group, 1996. Google books.com. Web. 30 May 2014.

Politics is a bloodsport, one big game of corruption, muckraking, prostitution, and defilement, which is played by the politicians, the media, and the seemingly innocent public that tends to forget that politicians are humans also, no better than the masses except for one thing, the ability to play the game. Primary Colors by Anonymous portrays this fraudulent game perfectly, exhibiting all of the dark aspects of a political campaign: from the vicious media in their pursuit of scandals, to the traitorousness of opposing candidates to destroy each other, all the way to the secretive sexual interactions taking place during the campaigning process. Yet in this vice-corrupted novel, Anonymous also manages to let the human side of the tainted