POL_S 317 Lecture Notes - Lecture 26: Public Finance, Franking
Document Summary
Reinforcement: don"t forget you are a democrat/republican . Here is hwy you should vote for me! . Educational impact: information about candidates/current politics. Especially matter during primaries: people usually rely on their party identification. Campaign are more than the 2016 primaries/caucuses: do not overgeneralize based on what you are seeing now. The key differences = competiveness of elections. Nomination and general election different target audiences different campaign strategies. Win the nominations: d: 2,383 needed, r: 1,237 needed. Win the general election: 270+ electoral college votes (cid:1) (cid:1) 100 (senate) + 435 (house) + 3(d. c. ) The reapportionment act of 1929 = capped the size of the house at. 1 elector represented 165,000 people in wy. 1 elector represented 617,000 people in ca. Winning the nomination and general election: the target audience (the electorate) is different, primaries 2016 = 29, general election 2012 = 55% General election: strategic impact of the electoral college.
