Based on our discussion in class on Tuesday, September 16, please submit your revised, polished, and in most cases, more focused research questions to this blog by 11 pm tonight.
Why have campaign ads from the 1960 all the way up to the present maintained a common theme of questioning the opposition’s ability to lead this country instead of bringing a more positive approach to the campaign and election? How does this divisive trend effect the public perception of both candidates and their faith in the next president regardless of who it is? What do the parallels between the attacks on Richard Nixon by John Kennedy and the attacks on Barack Obama by John McCain imply about the United States?
Why have campaign witched from using commercials to encourage voters to vote for them, and instead use the commercials to scare voters away from their opponent?
How are the presidential candidates that have a military background portrayed in the commercials in the 1988, 2004 and 2008 elections? How has it been seen as positive to have a military background when running for president?
How are the presidential campaign TV commercials from 1960, 1992, and 2008 surprisingly similar in terms of the issues, change and experience, presented to the American voters?
How do campaign ads from 1952 until now use positive and negative footage and animation to quite literally paint a picture of the candidates’ ability to be president? How does a simple video clip or cartoon evoke emotion and encourage viewers to vote?
How did the candidates from the elections of 1960 and 1980 use the issue of peace to their advantage and how does this differ from the way the candidates use the issue of peace in the current election?
How has the issue of peace been a recurrent theme throughout the elections spanning from Eisenhower's election to the current election and how have the candidates used this issue to gain votes?
How does the use of children and families in presidential campaign ads appeal to the general public? How do the commercials from the 1956, 1968, 1988, and 2008 elections portray the nominees in a way that convinces the audience that their concern is for the families of America?
How has word phrasing changed since the use of televised advertisements in presidential elections while still conveying the same general ideology for each president?
How have candidates used steadily improving technology and presentation techniques to convey the same messages since television ads entered the political game, as shown in the 1960, 1980, and current elections?
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Why have campaign ads from the 1960 all the way up to the present maintained a common theme of questioning the opposition’s ability to lead this country instead of bringing a more positive approach to the campaign and election? How does this divisive trend effect the public perception of both candidates and their faith in the next president regardless of who it is? What do the parallels between the attacks on Richard Nixon by John Kennedy and the attacks on Barack Obama by John McCain imply about the United States?
Why have campaign witched from using commercials to encourage voters to vote for them, and instead use the commercials to scare voters away from their opponent?
How are the presidential candidates that have a military background portrayed in the commercials in the 1988, 2004 and 2008 elections? How has it been seen as positive to have a military background when running for president?
How are the presidential campaign TV commercials from 1960, 1992, and 2008 surprisingly similar in terms of the issues, change and experience, presented to the American voters?
How do campaign ads from 1952 until now use positive and negative footage and animation to quite literally paint a picture of the candidates’ ability to be president? How does a simple video clip or cartoon evoke emotion and encourage viewers to vote?
How have presidential candidates' televised advertisements changed the manner in which they appeal to younger audiences?
How did the candidates from the elections of 1960 and 1980 use the issue of peace to their advantage and how does this differ from the way the candidates use the issue of peace in the current election?
How has the issue of peace been a recurrent theme throughout the elections spanning from Eisenhower's election to the current election and how have the candidates used this issue to gain votes?
How does the use of children and families in presidential campaign ads appeal to the general public? How do the commercials from the 1956, 1968, 1988, and 2008 elections portray the nominees in a way that convinces the audience that their concern is for the families of America?
How has word phrasing changed since the use of televised advertisements in presidential elections while still conveying the same general ideology for each president?
How have candidates used steadily improving technology and presentation techniques to convey the same messages since television ads entered the political game, as shown in the 1960, 1980, and current elections?
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