GOV 120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Negative Campaigning, Asian Americans
Document Summary
Most electoral procedures set at state and local levels. Most states require registration before the election. New for 2016 - vra gutted (2013) in shelby v. holder. Section v ( pre-clearance in areas of country with a long pattern of discrimination) gutter by blocking path for jurisdictions to be included. Discussed in greater depth elsewhere in the class. Minorities are underrepresented in early primary/caucus states. In most states, primary electorates are small and are the most committed voters. Lower share of minorities among the most-committed voters. Latinos and asian americans less likely to reside in the battleground states that decide close elections. They don"t live in the swing states, which are the states that matter more. Minority donors and pacs not central to the money game. Republican victories in many states in 2010 and 2012 spurred new efforts to restrict voter access. Minorities and young adults were particular targets of these restrictions. Campaign strategies unwelcoming to minorities and new participants.
