Political Science 2211E Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Marginal Seat, Triage, Proportional Representation
11 Oct 2016
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Became something really scienti c, other than the speech of the politician, the appearance matters too (professional political consultant) Focus group - used to study public opinion. Medical triage: divide patients into 3 categories: rst category: those with severe damage. 3. second category: minor injury third category: those who are so badly hurt, that it"s not worth saving them. Political triage (divide voters into 3 categories): your base voters: voters who will vote conservatives no matter what, opponent"s base voters: voters who never vote for you. Used to decided how to manage resources to put up the campaign. Less focus on your own base voters. Political parties focus on only part of the swing voters, can"t focus on all. When trudeau was running for pm, he said he will get rid of the current election system and switch to a more proportional representation. Def: seats in parliament allocated based on popular vote.
