While going through the last few weeks of school, Mr. Stewart has asked us to consider things relevant to our lives as students in consideration of our futures. An important part of this is the 2016 election, which as Jenny previously pointed out, many of us will have a say in. If you're like me, you know some of the basics about the election and the candidates, but don't know much more than that.
I've found a great article that helps clarify the identities and platforms of each potential candidate, with key information about their announcements and/or campaigns. The Atlantic is one of my personal favorites among magazines, and the humor in this article effectively conveys information to its audience.
Thanks to Jenny's last post, we can all determine which parties we lend our support to. I think it's interesting to see which potential candidates line up with our party recommendations. Comment what you think about the article, the runners, and your personal considerations!
The Atlantic Article
Jenny's post
Thanks for this post, Addie! The article is super helpful because, to be perfectly honest, I know very little about today's political parties and the specifics of what they stand for. This really helps me start forming a better idea of each party, and will definitely be useful as I learn more about them in the future.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Annie. Thanks for posting this! As another person who admittedly has had to sneak away every time a conversation with friends becomes political, I think this was incredibly helpful and will help me make an educated decision in the upcoming election.
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting! I was initially excited at something claiming to simplify such a complicated event. It shows how complex the election is more than anything else. I usually think of myself as politically aware for my age, but I can honestly say that I had never heard of a good quarter of these people before.
ReplyDeleteThanks for this article Addie! It definitely cleared things up for me concerning the upcoming election. I think it's good for us to get an understanding of how a presidential election actually works, because oftentimes in history class we just skip to the part where the Democrats and Republicans have chosen their presidential candidates. I definitely still have some questions about the nominating process after reading this article, but the simple fact that so many different possible candidates were mentioned in the article gave me a better understanding of the election process.
ReplyDeleteGreat find Addie! This is an election that we have the opportunity to vote, so actually knowing each parties candidates and who support each is really helpful to get us started. I have seen the recent SNL videos poking fun at Hilary Clinton (portrayed by Kate Mckinnon), as well as other political figures in the past. I heard many of names of the candidates, but did not know who they were or who they were aligned with. Thanks for helping me out.
ReplyDeleteHere are the SNL clips, which are hilarious, if you want to check them out/procrastinate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXdNYXMQoy8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VK2Mvd-nH9o
This is a cool post Addie! I really like how it gives some background information on each of the candidates. I do feel however that it's missing out on an important part of each candidate, namely their stance on pressing issues.
ReplyDeleteI personally like to you the website "www.ontheissues.org" to find out more about each candidate and where they stand by analyzing their voting history.
This is a very good post as a start to learn about political candidates. However, as with any research done, we should all make sure to find more information about each candidate so as to eliminate any potential bias and to hear all perspectives of a certain issue. This article seems to be slightly biased towards the left, as it tends to harp on the perceived negatives of the conservatives more than it does for liberal candidates. Of course, every article you find will have some kind of bias, so it is good to get a large sample of information.
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