This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer

Author Question: Define the horse race concept, and explain the implications of the media focusing on it. What ... (Read 86 times)

asd123

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 557
Define the horse race concept, and explain the implications of the media focusing on it.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Explain how party identification, political issues, and candidate appraisals come together to produce a vote choice. Describe the process by which you come to prefer one candidate or party over another. Use specific examples to support your points.
 
  What will be an ideal response?



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

Smiles0805

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 305
Answer to Question 1

An ideal response will:
1, Define the horse race aspect of elections as the media's obsession with who is ahead or behind through an intense focus on tracking polls.
2, Explain that the horse race focus tends to displace reporting about a candidate's positions on issues with discussions of campaign strategies, which could lead to an electorate that is less informed.

Answer to Question 2

An ideal response will:
1, Explain how political scientists have a difficult time understanding the relationship between the variables mentioned, because individual behavior is often random and idiosyncratic and that the variables interact in complex ways.
2, Explain that in spite of these complexities, voters generally assess likes and dislikes of a candidate, and then vote for the candidate with the greatest number of favorable attitudes. Further explain that if the two candidates are equal, voters tend to rely on partisanship.
4, Provide a clear analysis of how the student comes to specific candidate preferences.
5, Provide a clear and effective conclusion.




asd123

  • Member
  • Posts: 557
Reply 2 on: Jul 9, 2018
Wow, this really help


elyse44

  • Member
  • Posts: 319
Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Great answer, keep it coming :)

 

Did you know?

A seasonal flu vaccine is the best way to reduce the chances you will get seasonal influenza and spread it to others.

Did you know?

The most destructive flu epidemic of all times in recorded history occurred in 1918, with approximately 20 million deaths worldwide.

Did you know?

Historic treatments for rheumatoid arthritis have included gold salts, acupuncture, a diet consisting of apples or rhubarb, nutmeg, nettles, bee venom, bracelets made of copper, prayer, rest, tooth extractions, fasting, honey, vitamins, insulin, snow collected on Christmas, magnets, and electric convulsion therapy.

Did you know?

Prostaglandins were first isolated from human semen in Sweden in the 1930s. They were so named because the researcher thought that they came from the prostate gland. In fact, prostaglandins exist and are synthesized in almost every cell of the body.

Did you know?

Multiple experimental evidences have confirmed that at the molecular level, cancer is caused by lesions in cellular DNA.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library