Elections

 Voting is a linkage institution in the sense that it helps to get people involved in government. It allows people to be able to vote for the candidates that they think would be a good fit. Elections can have quite the impact on an individual's political beliefs. The videos ads that are for and against candidates can have an impact on how people view candidates. In some cases the way they they are portrayed isn't an accurate representation. So then people will judge candidates from the videos that they're viewing and that can make all the difference in who they're considering.The election that I had chosen to write about was the 2016 Democratic Presidential Primary Election. The candidates that had chose to run were Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. The position that they ran for was President.


The first candidate was Hillary Clinton. She is affiliated with the Democratic party. One of the issues that she cared about were a fair tax system. Her stance on this is she believes that we need an economy that works people other than just those in the top one percent. Another issue is jobs and wages. Her stance on this issue is that she wants everyone to have an equal opportunity. She would ensure that every American would be able to find a job that pays well. In one of Hillary Clinton's campaign videos,  'Who We Are' it's expressing what Hillary believes.It's arguing this idea that we should come together in order to strive towards accomplishing goals. In the videos she touches on some of those goals. She states that we need to unite to accomplish such goals like building a strong economy that works for everyone not only those in the top 1% and create an economy with jobs that families are able to live on. That we can work with allies throughout the world and to keep our families safe. As well as to give every man, woman, and child the chance to live up to their full potential.

The second candidate was Bernie Sanders. He was affiliated with the Democratic Party. One of the issues that he had cared about was making college tuition free and debt free. He had acknowledged the fact that many young people are unable to afford college and that many others leave school with so much debt that affects them for a long period of time. He would fight to ensure that every American who studied hard in school would be able to go to college regardless of their parents's income and without them having to be in debt.Another issue is housing. Making housing affordable has been one of his top priorities. Bernie had felt that in order to address the housing issue and in order to make it affordable the first step would be to work together. He had a whole plan in order to work towards that goal such as raise minimum wage and expand the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund. The campaign video that I had used for Bernie Sanders was called,'Make History.' It is claiming this idea that by coming together we can make a significant difference. He expresses that this is the time for working families to come together and we can live in a country where people regardless of their race, gender, sexual orientation,or religion can see the promise of equality. He also expresses that when people stand together there isn't anything that can't be done.