Parties & Elections

Turnout in" rel="nofollow">in the 2016 presidential election is at the core of the discussions about the surprisin" rel="nofollow">ing election results- Please read this PBS article (also pasted below) and respond to it in" rel="nofollow">in a blog piece answerin" rel="nofollow">ing the questions below: [El The article notes that turnout in" rel="nofollow">in the presidential election was approximately 58% of eligible voters, how does this number compare to turnout rates in" rel="nofollow">in recent elections? How does it compare to turnout rates before 1896? [El The national party conventions were held earlier than usual durin" rel="nofollow">ing this presidential election (in" rel="nofollow">in the summer in" rel="nofollow">instead of early fall)- What is the role of conventions in" rel="nofollow">in the national election? Do you thin" rel="nofollow">ink the conventions had an impact on turnout in" rel="nofollow">in the presidential election? Why or why not? [El The article discusses the potential negative effects of voter id laws on turnout, and also notes votin" rel="nofollow">ing laws might not had any known effect on participation- Usin" rel="nofollow">ing any one of the articles one of your classmates posted on the second extra credit discussion post, discuss what impact if any you thin" rel="nofollow">ink voter id laws had on turnout this past year. [El Did the US. have restrictive voter laws in" rel="nofollow">in the past? How do these compare to current voter id laws? [El The article discusses changes in" rel="nofollow">in the composition of the electorate this past year. Do you thin" rel="nofollow">ink this reflects mass polarization? Is the electorate polarized? Instructions: For the purposes of this assignment, a blog piece is no different than a newspaper article- The difference is that it may in" rel="nofollow">include your opin" rel="nofollow">inion, you take a specific position on an issue or issues