Political Cartoon 5

John McCain is talking about counters to what Obama says. McCain is connecting his assaults on Obama's character to what he thinks Obama will say. This shows that McCain is just thinking about countering everything Obama says to make him win the election. McCain is asked," What if Obama just ignores you and turns the other cheek?" This furthermore shows that McCain wasn't expecting for Obama to be nice. In it all, McCain is set on defeating Obama's comments instead of telling the people his thoughts.

Political Cartoon 4

I think this states that Bush has enough work to do, yet McCain and Palin don't care. McCain and Palin are standing outside the Whitehouse; they are in a speech stand with no crowd. This shows how they are giving a bunch of pointless speeches. McCain is saying," Watch out Mr. Bush! With the exception of economic policy and energy policy and social issues and tax policy and foreign policy and supreme court appointments and rove-style politics, we're coming in to shake things up!" This further shows McCain doesn't care about Bush's other things he has to do, he just wants to mess him up so he can look good. In all, McCain and Palin don't care about anything but winning the election.

Abortion
Obama: Doesn’t seem to mind
McCain: Is Against it
Education
Obama: Improve learning education
McCain: Make more schools for education
Death Penalty
Obama: Supports
McCain: Against
Environment
Obama: Reduce greenhouse gases to the correct level export tech. to other countries.
McCain: Group to significantly reduce greenhouse gases use alternative energy including nuclear.
Healthcare
Obama: Gives healthcare to all, raise taxes
McCain: Child focus
Immigration
Obama: Supported Bush-backed immigration reform legislation
McCain: Co-sponsored Bush-backed immigration reform legislation
Iraq
Obama: Thinks it is a “dumb war”
McCain: Wants to keep fighting
Economy
Obama: Supported bailout. Needed to save economy
McCain: Supported bailout. Not a permanent solution
Poverty
Obama: Raise min. wage. invest
McCain: Keep min. wage. help people develop job skills
Stem Cell Research
Obama: Advocates increased stem cell research
McCain: Supports federal funding for embryonic system

News Reels

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/politics/2008/01/26/sot.mccain.iraq.cnn

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/politics/2008/01/25/sot.obama.iraq.cnn

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/19/campaign.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCVideo

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/19/campaign.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCVideo

Collage

This collage represents the Republican campaign and it's beliefs. It is also known as the grand old party. The Elephant represents Republicans. One of their beliefs is the return of power to State Governments. I didn't find much on this campaign.

Sorry I messed up with the colors.

This collage reflects the Democratic ideas. It shows their individual rights for the people. The donkey symbolizes the Democrats. This also shows how they want the government to act. Although they say this, you can never be sure if they are truthful.

Politial Cartoon 6

Bush and McCain are exactly the same. In the first three slides, McCain is agreeing with Bush and the Iraq War. This shows how they both want the Iraq War to continue. On the fourth slide, Bush is saying,” You should be president” to John McCain, who is holding a sign saying,” Vote for John McSame!” This further shows how Bush supports McCain, and how everything will stay the same. So if we choose McCain, nothing will change and issues, such as the Iraq War, will go on.

Technology

McCain seems to agree with previous ideas for technology. He won’t address the digital divide directly and not change other issues such as this one. He wishes to continue to make the internet available to everyone from schools to libraries (filtered of course). He doesn’t want the government to completely control the internet. Mainly everything will stay the same, with little differences.

Obama has some new ideas for technology. He is supporting those phone networks with internet. He also wants to get more attuned with other countries, and share the technology we have. Google also supports him, and he wants to eliminate the extra fees the ISP charge to the search engines. So this might change a few things for the better, or the worse.


McCain:

Keep everything the same as possible without losing power.

Obama:

Try to change as much bad things as possible to appear good.

Interview

1. Who did you want to win?
a. McCain.
2. Did you completely agree with this person?
a. Mostly.
3. Do you plan to vote or have already voted?
a. Yes.
4. Did you like the running mate as well as the candidate you voted for?
a. She is OK. I just hope McCain doesn’t die.
5. Have you ever thought of the other candidate’s views?
a. Yes, but I still agree with McCain.


I tried to think of questions that would work both ways to fit whoever the questioned preferred. I sort of feel I went too shallow, but I still got some quality information. This has helped me analyze how people choose the candidate they feel is better suited to run the United States. I’m realizing that I might not want to vote due to the thought of choosing the wrong candidate.

Political Cartoon 3

Hilary, at first, was violently against Obama, but now she suggests peace, realizing she must support Obama. Hilary is whacking Obama with a stick while he is on a stand with a microphone. This shows how much Hilary dislikes Obama. Then, Obama turns around bleeding and Hilary is saying,” Olive branch?” This further shows how Hilary realized how she should be supporting Obama and suggests peace. This is unusual for a candidate to change perspectives so quickly.

Missouri Second Paragraph

My results suggest McCain’s votes in Missouri will be 21.3% if it continues to decline. Thus giving Obama a confirming 78.7%. It might affect the election holding the 11 electoral votes for Missouri. There is also the fact that Missouri has chosen the correct presidential candidate to win the election in the past. This might affect others to vote with them. So although Missouri doesn’t have the most electoral votes, it still has some impact on the election.

Missouri First Paragraph

I chose Missouri due to its Neutrality. This makes it a challenge to determine the outcome of November 4th’s poll. It has also voted for the presidential candidate that would become president every time (except 1956) since 1904. That makes it quite interesting to see if they keep up the streak. It is also a state that does not stand out, as it being one of the inside states. Being less known, I thought no one else would choose it. That’s how I ended up with Missouri.