21st Century Campaigns
Expansion of the Franchise Property - Jacksonian Democracy Race - 15th Amendment / VRA 1965 VRA 1965 alive and well in 2012! [LINK] Sex - 19th Amendment Age - 26th Amendment US Senators - 17th Amendment District of Columbia - 23th Amendment Poll Tax - 24th Amendment
Primaries Primary Elections Run Off Primary Purpose and vote required Open and Closed Run Off Primary Blanket Primary (Wide Open, Jungle, Cajun) Unconstitutional- California Democratic Party v. Jones (2000) "Top Two Primary System" - Facially Constitutional - Washington State Grange v. Washington State Republican Party et al. (2008) Presidential Caucus
Presidential Nominations Caucus and Primary "Texas Two Step" Iowa and New Hampshire Front Loading [LINK] Delegate Allocation National Convention Superdelegates Who are the Delegates? Campaign Strategies
Electoral College Electors per state Winner Take All Strategy Swing States Show formula Show proptionality Swing states
State Population Electors Residents/Elector Weight California 37,253,956 55 677,344 .86 North Carolina 9,535,483 15 635,698 .92 Oklahoma 3,751,351 7 535,907 1.09 Alaska 710,231 3 236,743 2.49 United States 313,544,041 538 582,795 1.00
Campaign Finance Public Financing Soft Money PACs Bundling 527s Swift Boat Veterans [LINK] Citizens United v. FEC (2010) [LINK] Super PACs [Link]
Congressional Elections Coattails Midterm Elections Districting Malapportionment Gerrymandering Safe Districts Incumbency Advantage Lower Turnout for Midterm Elections
Higher Voter Turnout Income Sex Age Education Race "Joiners"
US Voter Turnout vs Other Counties Registration Compulsory Voting