COURSE  

POLI330N – Political Science

Initial Post Instructions

For the initial post, respond to one of the following options, and label the beginning of your post indicating either Option 1 or Option 2:

• Option 1:List the ways in which contemporary presidential campaigns have used social media as a campaign tool. Do you consider social media as a successful tool? Explain your answer. Do you see social media as an unsuccessful tool? Explain your answer and provide examples.
• Option 2: There are numerous discussions involving the Electoral College. There are some people that want to abolish the electoral college while others want to keep it. What do you think? Keep the electoral college or abolish it? Explain the reasons for your choice.

SOLUTION  

Hi Class,

This week’s discussion board touches on the electoral college and social media. As far as the electoral college, Sidlow and Henschen (1998) state that citizens do not vote directly for the president and vice president; instead, they vote for electors who will cast ballots in the electoral college. Each state has as many electoral votes as it has U.S. senators and representatives; …….please click the icon below to access entire solution at $5