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Aktuelle Version vom 5. Oktober 2008, 21:48 Uhr
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Who votes for Obama and McCain?
- What kind of people vote for the two candidates? What are their attitudes/positions?
- What are these people's main motives?
- What do the candidates do to attract these special groups of voters?
- Where is McCain less convincing?
- Which voters do clearly not favour McCain?
Write down notes AND create a list of links, including a short comment on what the websites offer!
Team 1 - Obama 1 Weidinger, Jäger, Kraus, Zehe
General reasons for voting Obama
- Change
- Ability to handle economy
- Plan for the Iraq War (wants to pull back all soldiers by 16 months)
- Honesty
- Supports for working and middle classes
- Agreeing with Obama´s values
- Universal health care
Voter groups
Latinos
Positions
- They are a big reason for Democrats to find new electoral power in the West
- Latinos make up at least 12 percent of the eligible voters in all the Southwestern states Obama is targeting
Motives
- Ending the war in Iraq
- Turning around the economy
- Improving access to affordable healthcare
Efforts for the Latinos
- Obama's campaign is running radio, TV, print and online ads in Spanish
- He opening field offices to reach out to Latino voters
- He is also sending prominent surrogates like New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson to talk to Latino communities
Blacks
Motives
- He would be the first black president
Efforts for the blacks
- He will do something against racism
Religious people
Supporters statistics
Obama is being prefered by non-Christians, atheists, and agnostics, but he also leads among nonevangelical, born-again Christians (43 to 31 percent), Christians who are neither born-again nor evangelical (44 to 28 percent), Catholics (39 to 29percent), and Protestants (43 to 34 percent).
Motives
Basicly these people are not for Obama but against Bush and so they are against McCain, too.
Links
Team 2 - Obama 2
- Franziska Scholpp
- Cornelia Kirchner
- Claudia Kaffer
- Anna Riedl
Who votes for Obama?
- people who are against iraq war
- women
- people who want a political change
- young people
- middle/higher class
People who are against iraq war
- Obama would remove U.S. troops from Iraq within 16 months
- Obama said in 2002 before being elected:
"It is an ill-conceived venture which would require a U.S. occupation of undetermined length, at undermined cost, with undetermined consequences."
Women
- Obama has been a leader in the global fight against AIDS
- Obama introduced legislation to combat domestic violence
- Obama introduced legislation to increase child support enforcement
- Obama about abortion: "Women should make their own choice"
People who want a political change
- People want a change and not another Bush
Young people
- Obama feels young and fresh and therefore he is relatable to young people
- Obama loves net-generation tools (the internet)
- Obama is good looking
- Obama pushes change
- Obama thinks education is important
Middle/Higher class
- Obama plans to relieve the burden of the middle class
Blacks
- Obama would be the first black president
- Obama would fight against rascism
"Change We Need" (Obama alone will change the way things are done in politics)
"We talked about the economy for 40 minutes and not once did Sen. McCain talk about the struggles of middle-class families. Not once did he talk about what they are facing every day here in North Carolina and across the country."
"We need a president who will fight for the middle class every day, and that's what I will do when I'm in the Oval Office."
"Willing to meet with the leaders of all nations, friend and foe."
"Fighting climate change is one of the greatest moral challenges of our generation."
"Make math and science education a national priority"
"If you work hard, your work will be rewarded."
Links
- Obama Making Christian Push
- Black Voters
- Obama on MySpace
- Why do young people like Obama?
- Obama slams McCain for not mentioning middle class
Team 3 - Obama 3
- Sebastian Jenisch
- Alexander Desch
- Martin Häpp
Obama's attitudes
Illegal immigration
- better policed border controls
- stricter punishments for employers who give unducumented workers jobs
Abortion
- women decide themselves to have an abortion
Climate change
- 80% cut in US greenhouse gas emissions by 2050
- invest $150bn in clean energy
National security
- critics on the Patriot Act
- increased national security funding
Healthcare
- backs universal coverage
- no insurance compulsory for children
- subsidies would make more affordable
Economy
- help middle-class families with targeted tax
- abolishment of Bush tax cuts
- reform healthcare and renegotiate free trade deals
Links
- Official website of Barack Obama → Overview on all information about Barack Obama
Probably voters of Barack Obama
- Taxpayers and homeowners → Interview of Barack Obama in Tampa, FL on September 23rd, 2008
- blacks → Pieces of an interview with Mickey Kaus on January 23rd
- Students → Information for students about voting Barack Obama
- Bald-middle-aged-white men → Information about bald-middle-aged-white men voting Obama and responses on this topic
Who doesn't vote absolutely for McCain?
- People who don't like that he's an Officer (for example a middle-aged woman Statement)
- Phillip Butler because John McCain broke the rules regularly in POW-times for example Interview
Team 4 - McCain 1
Members
- Michael W.
- Max S.
- Phillip W.
- René N.
Links
Voters
- Conservative People
- White People
- Religious People
- Bush supporters
What are Mccain's aims?
- reform social security and healthcare
- abolish abortion and wants to change the law
- make stem-cell research illegal
- allow the death penalty but not for youngster
- build 45 more nuclear power plants
- decrease the greenhouse gas emissions
- he is a enemy of the restriction of weapons
Enemies of McCain
- homosexuel
- most of the young people
- demolitionist
- most of the blacks
Team 5 - McCain 2
Teammates: Tobias, Pascal, Sophia and Eva
Who votes for McCain?
-Women vote for McCain because of Sarah Palin who would become vice-president.
-Clinton-voters vote for McCain because they don't trust Obama and they were disappointed.
-Bush voters who prefer McCain because he's in the repuplican partie.
-catholics
What are their attitudes?
-they're agianst abortion
-they are against the restriction of weapons
What are these people's main motives?
-Catholics: "John McCain has a common sense vision for America based on faith, freedom, and families."
What does McCain do to attract these special groups of voters?
-Wants to reduce green house gas emission if China and India join in.
-He would cut taxes on middle-class families.
Which voters do clearly not favour McCain?
-Blacks
-obama voters
-people who are against bush
-people who want a "change"
Links
McCain supporters largely agree on alternative energy.
The worst of John McCain playlist.
Reasons not to vote for McCain
Team 6 - McCain 3
Eva Kehrlein
Stephan Mantel
Theresa Klinger
Sandra Krieger
...to be continued
John McCain
- would be the oldest president
Who votes for John McCain?
- Disappointed voters of Hillary Clinton
- Bush followers
- Those who ranked the war in Iraq the most important
- conservative, religious & bigoted People
They don't trust McCain
- The National Rifle Association
Which people can't he persuade?
- Obama
- Rage against the machine
What are his aims?
- Wants to reform social security and healthcare
- He wants to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions
- He is against abortion and wants to change the law
- He also wants the stem-cell research to be illegal
- He supports the death penalty but not for youngster
- He wants to build 45 more nuclear power plants
Official website of John McCain
Team 7 - McCain 4
Anka, Eva, Felix
1. Who votes for McCain? Why?
- Hillary Voters: people that backed Hillary Clinton are dissappointed. They don´t want Obama for President.
- Women: topics like families, education and health security are popular
- Most of the Whites and Protestants
- Bikers: "John McCain has an unwavering commitment to duty, honor and country"
- Blacks: hope for equal education and chances for their children (only 4%!!)
- American Natives: political self-determination and economic self-sufficiency
- Disabilities: chance to join workforce, acceptit members of society
2. What does the candidate do to attract these special groups of voters?
a)Promisses:
- Reform campaign finance system
- Reduction in the corporate tax
- Eliminating tax loopholes and ending corporate welfare
- Enchance homeland security
- Confirm qualified judges like Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Sam Alito
- Promote innovation and productivity
- Encourage companies to keep their operations and jobs in the United States
b) What he does/did
- Spokes against his own party to convince democrates
c) Reform:
- Education
- Health care services
3. McCain convinces not in...
- abortion: wants to overturne the law, that allwos abortion
- climate change: won´t stop greenhouse gas emissions until China and India stop it
- gay marriage
- the restriction of weapons
4. People which won´t vote for McCain
- homosexuals
- most of the black population
- war veterans
- many young people
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