The 2012 election didn’t change much on the face of things
for America, the Democrat-Republican vote differed acutely to that of the 2008
election, after spending 6 billion dollars on campaigning, all to result in
Barack Obama being decisively re-elected, with Republican control of the House of
Representatives and the Democrats the Senate. Thus ‘the nation that has re-elected
its leaders this week is the same nation that thinks its government is on the
wrong path.’ Political analysts this week have suggested that one reason for
the re-election is that American voters were unprepared to face spending cuts
and higher taxes, so voted for a progressive leader and a fiscally conservative
Congress, hoping that the two will work together moderately. However since 2012
the more realistic outcome has been Deadlock.
Many have found it difficult to understand why America in
its current economic state, and unemployment levels reaching record highs, have
voted for continuity, in what has ended up as one of the most immobile status
quo election results for many years, although it cannot be denied there was a
moderate shift to the right in voting patterns, however as the results show it
was significant enough, to change anything.
Thus it is very clear that in America, incumbency is extremely high.
What is interesting about the 2012 election is the significantly
growing gender gap; women remain the earthwork of the party of the left, whilst
men vote for the right. Furthermore probably the most significant feature
present in the 2012 election result is the significance of the Hispanic popular
vote, which will reshape 21st century America in the next century. Remaining
one of the few groups that moved even further left in its support for Obama
than in the 2008 election, with 75% support nationwide compared to that of 67%
in 2008, Obama owes a lot of his success to the wins in New Mexico Colorado and
California all of which are majority Hispanic votes. Hispanics also saved Obama
this week in places such as Florida and Virginia, highlighting that their
growing influence could eventually affect even the most republican states, such
as Arizona or Texas. In which case one thing that has been extensively highlighted
in the 2012 election is that if nothing changes the future of the Republican Party
looks weak. Republicans need to respond
to the growing Hispanic population or risk suppression.
Good work here Jodie in the way you think through significant changes. You could have directly referred to your newsvine link a bit more. The NY Times link is the same as that used on the LN. You have also used a British source (The Guardian) rather than an American one, so you need to give a rationale for this choice.
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