Author Question: What is front-loading, and why would states want to engage in it? What kind of candidate benefits ... (Read 105 times)

dmcintosh · **on:** Jul 10, 2018

What is front-loading, and why would states want to engage in it? What kind of candidate benefits from front-loading?

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

What are the effects of a college education on a citizen's voting choices?

What will be an ideal response?

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

Answer to Question 1

Answer: An ideal response will:
1. Define front-loading as states moving their presidential elections earlier on the election calendar. The student might cite Figure 12.1 as evidence of this trend.
2. Explain that states front-load their primaries to try to increase influence in the nomination process.
3. Explain how front-loading favors the front-runner and the candidate who is capable of winning the invisible primary, which is the race to raise money early.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: An ideal response will:
1. Explain that generally, education and income are closely related. The most educated voters and the least educated voters tend to vote Democratic while those in the middle tend to vote Republican.