Explain how candidates and the media each interpret election results. How do winning candidates interpret the outcomes? Describe the media’s role in explaining the outcomes. Do either the media or candidates provide a realistic picture of what the election outcome meant? Why or why not?
What will be an ideal response?
Winning candidates always claim an electoral mandate--that their election victory signals broad support for their policies. The losing party points to the loss as stemming from campaign mistakes or a weak candidate, rather than an endorsement of the winner’s agenda. The level to which a winner can convince Congress to go along with his or her agenda illustrates the strength of the mandate. The media also interpret election results, though they typically concentrate on an agreed-on explanation for the vote outcome. The reasons given by the media are not complete or even entirely accurate explanations for the outcome, which could have stemmed from many different factors for many different voters.
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Passage on slavery
Indictment against the King of Great Britain
Women’s suffrage
Property of Native Americans