POSC 225 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: A Perfect Candidate, Chuck Robb, Oliver North
24 Apr 2016
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Record turn out: 50 percent higher than 2012 a. ii. Trump fell short of expectations, therefore lost a. ii. 3. Rubio won by finishing (a strong) third: democratic b. i. Implications of electoral college: favors two major parties, candidates focus on swing states b. i. States that frequently alternate between two parties b. ii. Sometimes called battleground or purple rather than red of blue b. iii. Especially true for those with large populations b. iv. Ex: oh, fl, mi, pa, nc, va: disconnect popular v. electoral college vote c. i. Candidate can win ec vote while losing popular vote (2000) c. ii. 1992: clinton won 43% of popular vote but 69% of ec vote. 2008: obama won 53% of popular vote but 68% of ec vote: why do we have the electoral college? d. i. It"s in article ii, section i of constitution d. ii. Allowed founders to sidestep issue of universal suffrage d. iii. In part, founders we wary of the masses d. v.
