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Essay Plan: Evaluate the view that Presidential & Congressional elections are not fit for purpose
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An A* A Level Essay Plan for Politics A Level Paper 3 (USA) Contains 3 arguments and 3 corresponding counter-arguments, packed with recent examples

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  • October 23, 2023
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Elections in the US (presidential + congressional)



Incumbency advantage - Congress

 Name recognition
o Susan Collins 2002 elected 58% to 42% but 2014, 68% to 32%
 M Keep the status quo
o Robert D Byrd served for 51 years (West Virginia)



 2020 Senate – 3 flipped seats
o Alabama to Republican
o Arizona to Democrat
o Colorado to Democrat
 AOC defeated Joseph Crawley (chair of Dem caucus)



Length of time – not fit for purpose

 2015, Ted Cruz announced he was running 11 months before first primary, Obama still had
just under 2 years left in office
 Biden announced he was funning April 2019, first primary August 2020
 Biden raised $1.5bn dollars


 Length of campaign is a good test for physical/mental ability to do the job e.g. Biden
 Democratic National Party scheduled 12 debates from June 2019 to March 2020



Lobbying

 Joe Manchin 2021, $4.8million in fundraising
$300,000 after voting against Build Back Better
 2016, Congressional candidates averaged $1.16million fundraising
 Trump received $4m NRA 2020



 Acts e.g. Bi Partisan Campaign Reform Act that limits money
 This money is necessary
o Buckley v Valeo – money necessary for free speech
o 2015, Ted Cruz announced he was running 11 months before first primary, Obama
still had just under 2 years left in office
o Biden announced he was funning April 2019, first primary August 2020
o Pete Buttigieg + Amy Klobuchar

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