POLT 10100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Asian Americans, Campaign Finance In The United States, Institute For Operations Research And The Management Sciences
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During the 2012 election between mitt romney and barrack obama, obama prevailed even though he seemed vulnerable in the year before. Obama remained personally popular even among people who did not think he was doing a good job with the economy. Additionally, people overwhelmingly blamed president bush his predecessor, for the economic state of the country. Finally, voter turnout among obama"s core group minorities, women, urban, youth was higher than other groups. 10. 1 evaluate three models of how elections can lead to popular control. In theory, at least elections are the most important means by which citizens can exert democratic control over their government by forcing elected officials to pay attention to the wishes of the voters. Three theoretical models of voting are at play in making elections a potentially democratic instrument of the people: responsible parties/prospective voting; and the electoral competition/median voter model.
