Approximately 4 to 6 pages, double-spaced. Cite sources in APA format throughout. 4-5 sources
Strategy: Give an overview of the candidate’s campaign strategy. Assess their strategy through at least 2 issue-areas discussed in your text’s campaign strategies section. This could be things you observe them doing or not doing.
Party Alignment: What are the major issues the political party of the candidate is organizing around for the election? How does the candidate align with or differ from this focus?
Finances: How much money has your candidate raised thus far? What are the major sources of their funding? How are they spending their funds?
Polling: Identify 2 polls that include your candidate and race. Compare the results of these polls. After presenting the results of the polls, briefly critique the polls applying at least 2 concepts we discussed in class.
Ad Analysis: Select an advertisement from this election cycle that is officially approved by the candidate (They say at the end, “My name is X and I approve this message” or at the end of the ad it reads “Ad paid for by X”). Briefly explain what the ad contains. Then analyze it using at least 2 concepts or theories from the text. You have a lot of flexibility here, just be sure to be specific, and use your concepts to better understand/assess the advertisement. You can use course concepts to assess the ad for content themes, elements, strategies, political theories they appear to be adhering to or violating, etc.
Remember to cite sources, especially the text and course materials when making your connections.
* The assignment will build based off the assignment attatched( Candidate and Party Overview)they will the combined with 3 total papers at the end of the course for a final paper Keep that in mind when writing that the papers will need to flow together when the final comes.