Analysis of the Political Campaign
Select from the following noteworthy Presidential Campaigns:
Harry S. Truman vs Thomas Dewey (1948) Al Gore vs George W. Bush (2000)
Richard Nixon vs John F. Kennedy (1960) Donald Trump vs Hillary Clinton (2016)
Paragraph 1: Name the candidates of your chosen campaign and give a brief biography of each. Use an in-text citation (parenthetical reference with name of source, date, page). This should be roughly one-half page.
Paragraph 2:
(a) What do experts say we actually look for in a U.S. President–the informal qualifications we as voters actually look at in determining who to vote for? Use an in-text citation (parenthetical reference with name of source, date, page). This should be roughly one-half page.
(b) What do you believe we should look for in a U.S. President? This should be roughly one-half page to one page.
Paragraph 3:
(a) Analyze and describe media use and campaign tactics in the campaign you chose. This could include newspaper ads, posters, cartoons, flyers, billboards, social media, and local media outlets . Use an in-text citation . Would negative campaigning sway your vote? Why or why not?
This should be roughly one-half page.
Paragraph 4: If you could have predicted the winner, who would you have predicted to win? Who should have won the campaign? This should be roughly one-half page