Author Question: How is the president selected if there is no majority in the Electoral College? If you were managing ... (Read 54 times)

crazycityslicker · **on:** Jul 10, 2018

How is the president selected if there is no majority in the Electoral College? If you were managing a presidential campaign and the results on election night indicated that no candidate would win a majority of the Electoral College vote, what would

you direct your campaign to do in order to get your candidate to the White House?

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

What factors contribute to the president's public approval? What else can impact approval ratings?

What will be an ideal response?

nikmaaacs · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 10, 2018

Answer to Question 1

An ideal response will:
1,Describe how the president is selected by the House of Representatives if there is no Electoral College winner. However, this vote is taken by state delegation, with each state receiving one vote.
2,Direct the campaign to find a list of the incoming members of the House of Representatives and note which candidate each member likely supports. The campaign should then note the states for which your candidate has support from a majority of the members from that state's congressional delegation. Finally, the campaign should use this information to figure out which members of Congress should be targeted for persuasion efforts before the House votes to select a president.

Answer to Question 2

An ideal response will:
1, Explain that, historically, presidents have higher approval ratings at the beginning of their terms (honeymoon periods) than at the end of their terms in office.
2, Explain why presidential approval ratings also generally increase during a national crisis.
3,Note that presidential approval can also be affected by the president's everyday actions, but that these changes are typically quite modest.