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During the semester, I shall post course material and students will comment on it. Students are also free to comment on any aspect of American politics, either current or historical. There are only two major limitations: no coarse language, and no derogatory comments about people at the Claremont Colleges. This blog is on the open Internet, so post nothing that you would not want a potential employer to see.Syllabus is at https://gov20h.blogspot.com/2025/08/gov-20h-syllabus-fall-2025.html

Monday, November 3, 2008

Campaigns and Elections

Voter turnout has not been as low as many think. Compare measures of voting-age population and voter-eligible population.

Federalism applies to elections. Voting systems vary by state, and often by county within states. These systems include: Direct Recording Electronic (DRE), Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail. (VVPAT), or optical scan ballot systems.

Redistricting:
Cracking, packing, merging, isolating
Rose Institute's Hall of Shame

What really matters in presidential elections? See Abramowitz.

See Obama ground game.

Legendary campaign ads (h/t to Kevin)

Other examples and the evolution of ad themes.

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