CAMPAIGNS AND ELECTIONS, Though the faces change the core issues don't seem to change much.  Chapter 9 discussed some of the strategy, constraints, privileges, and pitfalls of running for office.  BUT, have the issues changed?  Sure, specific issues are addressed, but when you run a 'national campaign' you've got to be a generalist.

HERE'S A CONSTENT CAMPAIGN TOPIC: THE NATIONAL DEBT - SO HERE'S THE $11,000,000,000,000 QUESTION: WILL "THE CLOCK GO BACKWARDS WHEN WE START PAYING DOWN THE DEBT?"  Check it out.

That "Debt Clock" was something, wasn't it?  Chapter 9 got us into the election process, and - if you don't already know - the responsibilities and practices of voting.  One thing the text and I tried to impress upon you was the need to "register" if you want to participate.  Click on the link below to get registered if you're not, and where you can find all kinds of information out about elections coming up, voter turnout, and candidates running.  Ask yourself, is it really that hard to get registered? AND, "IF NOT," then what's all the fuss about doing away with registration?  The other link has to do with the Electoral College.  Check out the link and see how the states have stood for which candidates over time.  Bush v. Gore was not the only race that had a discrepancy between getting the most popular votes and loosing the election.  Find out, "What States are key to an election?" What States aren't worth the campaign dollars? What States are solid and which are toss-ups? 

Email me what you think! williamsj@kellogg.edu

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