Monday, September 16, 2013

Blog post 1.3 "Voter Turnout"

Read the following article from The Huffington Post about voter turnout in the 2012 election.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/28/black-voter-turnout-2012-election_n_3173673.html

Write a paragraph summary of the article, then answer the following questions.

1. How would the 2012 election have been different if voting patterns from 2008 had been the same?
2. Which states were identified as battleground states in the 2012 election?
3. What was unique about African American voting patterns?
4. How would you describe the voter turnout of Hispanic voters?
5. Why is African American voter turnout important in the 2014 midterm election?

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