Political Parties – Three Key Terms ● De-alignment Abandonment of citizens from identifying with the two political parties. ● Critical election An electoral “earthquake” in which the election results produce surprising change. ● Realignment Change in the political party that occurs after a “critical election”. Change includes platform, demographic support, & change in majority. Change is national as well as local and has permanence.
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Political Parties – Three Key Terms
●De-alignmentAbandonment of citizens from identifying with the two
political parties.
●Critical electionAn electoral “earthquake” in which the election
results produce surprising change.
●RealignmentChange in the political party that occurs after a
“critical election”. Change includes platform, demographic support, & change in majority. Change is national as well as local and has permanence.
The issues
Democrats●Liberal●Pro spending on social programs●Pro choice●Gay rights●Secular●Relax immigration rules●Gun control●Affirmative Action●Campaign regulations●Anti death penalty●Federal government power●Proactive on environment
Embrace change
Republicans●Conservative●Pro spending on military●Pro life●Pro traditional marriage●Allow religion in public life●Border control●Second Amendment rights●Individualism●Economic freedom on campaigns●Pro Death Penalty●State government power●Environmental regs hurt businesses
●EmbraceTradition
The issues
Voting Coalitions of the Two Parties:
Democrats
●Young (18-21)●Women●African American●Jewish●North Eastern & Western Regions●Urban●Union
●Tea-party backed Republicans have beaten “RINO” Republicans in Primaries, sometimes to lose in the General Election.●Example: Christine O’Donnell who ran for US Senate in Delaware, won in Republican primary against Mike Castle (RINO) but lost in general election to Democrat Chris Coons.
(1) President Clinton began his presidency with a Democratic controlled Congress. Democrats had controlled Congress for 40 years.
Was the election of 1994 a realignment?
(2) In 1994 the mid-term election Republicans took control of Congress, with Newt Gingrich as the Republican Speaker of the House, promising to implement a “Contract with America” or a series of conservative policies.
Nominating Presidential Candidates
-More democracy now or less?
CHANGES IN PROCESS
Then: PARTY LEADERS CHOSE NOMINEES
Now:CITIZENS VOTE AT THE STATE LEVEL TO CHOOSE NOMINEES
Presidential Nominations-Review
Voters Delegates nominee
PARTIES HOLD NOMINATING ELECTIONS IN EACH STATE
● PRIMARY ● closed● Open
● CAUCUS ● IOWA HAS FIRST CAUCUS● Howard Dean after losing Iowa:● http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5FzCeV0ZFc
● THE NATIONAL PARTY GIVES A CERTAIN NUMBER OF DELEGATE VOTES TO EACH STATE (similar to electors being allowed to represent each state)
● THE STATE COUNTS THE VOTE AND SENDS DELEGATES TO THE NATIONAL CONVENTION BY ONE OF TWO FORMULAS:
● WINNER TAKE ALL (Republicans)● PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION
(Democrats)
Checking for understanding…
State of Oceana has 100 delegates to both conventions 10% of vote goes to candidate A 40% of vote goes to candidate B 50% of votes goes to candidate C
●How many delegates to the Democratic national convention does A,B, and C receive? ●How many delegates to the Republican national convention does A,B, and C receive?
And sometimes not !
● During the 2008 Democratic Primaries, Florida and Michigan were stripped of their delegates by the national party!
THE NATIONAL CONVENTIONShttp://www.demconvention.com/; http://www.gopconvention2012.com/
● ONCE A TIME OF SUSPENSE, NOW JUST A BIG POLITICAL STAGE SHOW
● DELEGATE VOTES COUNTED, NOMINEE OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED
● RUNNING MATE ANNOUNCED● SPEECHES AND RATIFICATION OF