How are the presidential candidates being presented on comedy programs? What impact do you think satirical shows and late night hosts are having on this year’s election? And how does it compare to previous campaigns? Since there are no textbook readings for this topic, you should reference two readings from Blackboard, two media examples from this year’s campaign, and two media examples from previous campaigns to support your answer.
Wednesday, November 11, 2020
Polls – Tuesday, November 17th (Blog #9 B)
What impact do polls have on political campaigns? How would you assess the role that polls (and poll aggregating organizations like FiveThirtyEight.com or RealClearPolitics) played in the 2020 presidential election? In your opinion, is there too much emphasis on polls by the media, politicians, and/or the public OR is polling a valuable way to gauge political opinion? You must refer to Campaigns Ch. 5, one of the readings from Blackboard, and an outside source to support your response.
Thursday, November 5, 2020
Election Recap – Tuesday, November 10th (Blog #8)
Our next class meeting will be a debrief on the 2020 campaign, so I want you to offer your take on the following topics. First, what forms of campaign communication do you think were most effective for each candidate? And which strategies did not work/were not effective? Second, how would you assess the media coverage of the election results, both from Election Night and the following days? Finally, how would you assess voters' reactions, based on either your own friends/family and/or what people are posting on social media? Refer to at least two previous class readings and one outside source to support your response.
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