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Baker election2012
1. 2012 Presidential Election:
What Happened?
Stephen Baker, Ph.D.
Professor of Political Science
Social Science Research Center
Jacksonville University
sbaker@ju.edu
http://users.ju.edu/sbaker/election2012.pptsx
2. POLITICS
• Aristotle: Politics is the noblest of all
professions and queen of all sciences
• Otto von Bismarck: People sleep better at
night if they don’t know how laws and
sausages are made
• Everett Dirksen: Politics is a bit like sex—
those who think it’s dirty just aren’t doing it
right
4. Generic Explanation of Elections
Winner’s explanation:
• America has spoken
• We had a great campaign
Loser’s explanation:
• We failed to communicate effectively
• The opponents had a great campaign