Pick a race to follow. Stipulations: U.S. Congress district / state in one of the non - safe seat races - (a competitive race). Scroll through previous comments to this post to be sure you are the first to post, or add info as a comment to another student who has selected the same candidate / race you have selected. You must not post redundant content, so you are required to skim through other posts to avoid this. Your second post must be a minimum of 12 hours after the first post.
Your first post is due Friday November 2.
Your second post is due Monday November 5th.
Title your comment: Senate / State / Candidates names / parties if you are the first to post on that race.
You will write 2 paragraphs, each selecting one of the tasks below.
Start your paragraph with the title below to cue other students who want to add to it. You do not have to find a race that no one else has done. If you pick a race someone else has already started, you comment on that same comment to maintain the stream.
In your 2 paragraphs you can choose to do any of the following:
Biography - give background on one or both candidates in the race (3rd party members too if one is relevant in the race)
Horserace - whose ahead, what is helping him/her, the money race (whose ahead in financing / implications)
Contrast - comparing and contrasting the qualitites / weaknesses of the candidates in the race
Issue - Discussing the issues that are of prominence in this particular race as well as how it is benefiting / hurting the candidate / s
Ad Reaction - Post a link to an ad from this race and react to it. Is it effective? Is it negative? Who funded it? Implications?
Post links to sources used underneath paragraphs.
