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brutforce

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Explain what the Tea Party movement stands for, and describehow each factor that gives rise to social movements is illustrated by the Tea Party movement.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

If you were a campaign adviser for a presidential candidate who had just won his party's nominating convention, what advice would you give for how to win the general election?
 
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Answer to Question 1

An ideal response will:
1, Explain that the Tea Party is overwhelmingly Republican and its members are from the most conservative wing of the party. Tea Partiers typically have very strong antigovernment views (health care, social programs, economic intervention) and anti-immigration views.
2, Discuss the Tea Party relative to the factors analyzed in Learning Objective 8.4: real or perceived distress (too much government and the wrong kindbank bailouts, health care reform, rising deficits, taxes and regulations, immigration), availability of resources for mobilization (political ties to elites and resources in the Republican Party), a supportive environment (media outlets like Fox News and conservative talk shows encourage and fund demonstrations across the country, declining support for Democrats), a sense of efficacy among participants (taking over health care town hall meetings across the country and aspiring to the highest executive offices in recent elections), and a spark to set off the flame (economic recession).

Answer to Question 2

An ideal response will:
1, Discuss the requirement for candidates to give many speeches.
2, Indicate the importance of battleground states.
3, Discuss the use of focus groups and the decision to use negative ads.
4, Discuss the importance of targeting and micro-targeting groups of supporters and potential supporters.
5, Discuss the importance of focusing on the candidate.
6, Discuss the importance of providing information on issues, past performance, and personal characteristics.
7, Discuss the importance of raising money and deciding where and how to spend it.



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