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Voting. The Election of 2008 and 2010. Office Hours. When Today- 11-2 Monday 10-2 And by appointment Doyle 226B. Learning Outcomes I. Evaluate how people develop political opinions and how this impacts their political behavior.
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Voting The Election of 2008 and 2010
Office Hours • When • Today- 11-2 • Monday 10-2 • And by appointment • Doyle 226B
Learning Outcomes I • Evaluate how people develop political opinions and how this impacts their political behavior. • Evaluate and interpret the importance of partisanship in shaping political opinion and vote choice • Identify and describe the formal and informal institutions involved in the electoral process
Readings • Exam 1 Study Guide • Exam 1 is Feb 12th
Social Characteristics • Many cross-cutting factors • Help shape our Party ID • Are at the top of the funnel
A Long Term Factor Party ID
Partisanship • Long Term Factor • Best Predictor of Voting • Influences other short-term factors
What about Independents • Pure Independents vs. Leaners • Independents go for Obama
A Long Term Factor SES and Group Factors
Group Voting • What makes a group important? • The Democrats think more in group terms
Four Groups that Made a difference in 2008 • African Americans • Latinos • Young Voters • Highly educated voters
African American vote in 2008 • Compared to 2004 • Higher Turnout • More Democratic • Why African Americans Were Important
Hispanic Voters • The Fastest growing and largest ethnicity • Increasingly Democratic since 2000 • Key in CO, FL, NM
Young Voters in 2008 • 2-1 For Obama • Why • What about other Age Groups
SES Long Term Factor education
Education in 2008 • A curvilinear relationship • Obama Does well with both ends of the education spectrum
Identification vs. Behavior • Being a member of a Religion is not an accurate predictor of vote choice • Religious activity is a much better predictor
Who you are • Jewish voters • Catholics
Gender and Marriage • The Gender Gap • Why?
Marriage • Married People vote Republican • Singles vote Democratic
Short Term Factors Issues, Candidates & Image
Short Term Factor 1 Issues
Issue voting is difficult • We don’t trust or understand policy • Conditions for issue voting
The Reality of Issue Voting • We are clueless • Projection • Adoption • Too many issues
The Big One Economic issues
The Economy • The events of 9/14
Retrospective Analysis • Looking back at the economy • Easier to do if there is an incumbent