Blog 5! : Political Campaigns!

Hey Hey Hey, Disclaimer. I always like letting my readers know that I'm a liberal person, and my opinions on political topics reflect that. Just keep that in mind when your reading my blog!

How does voting connect to linkage institution?

• Well, The very definition of linkage institution is to have a structure in society that connects people to the government. So, by voting for our next president, governor, mayor, or any other position, you sir are connecting yourself to our government.

How does elections influence an individual's political beliefs?

• Elections generate an influx in discussion, it is at this time that we are either trying to evaluate the political ideologies that our political choices provide, or we pick our political party and find holes in the other guy’s argument. It really is a time where people talk politics the most.
• Ads, Ads, Ads. You’ll find political ads everywhere. Political parties are polishing their candidates to look the best, so they can get YOU to vote for them. During this time, some might find their opinions get changed, while others might find themselves reinforcing their opinions.

What election have you chosen to write about?

• I have decided to write about the democratic national convention. This election was interesting, because despite how close the results were, one candidate(Clinton) didn’t refuse money from major political forces, thus giving her significantly more money to advertise and sell herself to voters
• I chose Hillary Clinton, and Bernie Sanders, competing in the democratic national convention. It was only a year ago that these two candidate had just finished battling out.

Okay! So let's taco about the candidates!

Candidate Numero Uno! : Bernie Sanders! :

(If you wanna know more about Sanders, watch this)

• Mr Sanders came into the Democratic national convention as a democrat, fighting for a position in a big political party. However, prior to that, he was an independent, which more closely aligns with his progressive socialist policy.
• Mr Sanders truly was a “workers” man. The vast majority of his ideas were representative of the American working class. He pushed for higher wages, universal health care, mitigating wealth inequality, free college, equality, and removing money from politics. (link here https://berniesanders.com/issues/). He also supported a lot of other things, but these were the topics that were most prominent during his campaign.
• Link : https://berniesanders.com/bernie-sanders-health-care-crisis-no-one-talking/
• This article came after Mr Sanders admitted defeat in his presidential campaign(actually, it came out a few days ago).
• Mr Sanders wanted to raise awareness that funding for public community healthcare's are have not been renewed by congress. Millions of people receive their health care  through community health care centers, so it’s important that we ensure that they keep on chuggin. He believes that the lack of funding will cause many Americans to become underinsured, and believes the results of it will be disastrous. (As a liberal, I agree, healtcare is super important)
• Mr Sander’s position on this issue indicates his left wing socialist views. He’s really trying to make sure everyone is covered.

Candidate Numero Dos! : Hillary Clinton :

• Mrs Clinton is a tried and tested Democrat. She’s the embodiment of the party’s political ideology. Her husband was a former democratic president. There’s really nothing more to say about it.
• Mrs Clinton really pushed for equality. She rallied with women, pushing for women empowerment. She, like bernie sanders, is a strong supporter of LGBT rights. She wanted strong foreign policy, so we can maintain status as a globalized society. Honestly, she and Mr Sanders agreed and most issues, just less socialist.
• There are so many artifacts on Mrs Clinton’s website, I decided to choose the most boring subject : infrastructure!(link here : https://www.hillaryclinton.com/issues/fixing-americas-infrastructure/ )
• Infrastructure is boring, but very important if we want to be a developed society. You gotta have good roads, bridges to transport people and goods across the country. You need to have great internet infrastructure to get everyone connected. You also need a modernized, green energy grid if you want to
• Mrs Clinton proposed a nearly 300,000,000,000$ deal that would modernize our infrastructure, improving roads, bridges and internet, and modernizing our energy infrastructure.
• Mrs Clinton's push for an improvement in infrastructure shows that she believes in government’s ability to improve things for the better. She’s a steadfast liberal, and a steadfast democrat.