ESSAY QUESTIONS

Essay Questions

Essay Questions

Q1.

Winning the presidency ultimately requires building coalitions across the states, which requires substantial coordination across states sending delegates or electors to the Electoral College. Contemporary presidential nomination campaigns put a premium on candidates' ability to conduct campaigns of mass appeal for the support of tens of thousands of potential primary voters (Patterson, 2007). Candidates seek nominations by raising funds, assembling their own campaign organizations, and appealing to partisan constituencies as well as organized groups aligned with the political party.

Q2.

The outcomes of the general election are largely a function of several factors. First, since most voters are predisposed to ...