https://www.politico.com/story/2016/02/trump-new-hampshire-ad-218692
Attached is a link to a Trump ad in Feb., 2016 that aired just before a “critical contest”. It is useful to see how his team interviewed seemingly regular people to boost his public image. I wonder what his ads in 2016 were like compared to this one. Was this a special ad because of the time and place?
https://ballotpedia.org/Commission_on_Presidential_Debates
Summary of the rules / guidelines of presidential debates set by the CPD (Commission of Presidential Debates)
Summary on the Supreme Court case Buckley v Valeo — restrictions on financial contributions to political campaigns
https://www.oyez.org/cases/1975/75-436
“The Invisible Primary and It’s Effects on Democratic Choice”
https://www-jstor-org.ezproxy.bowdoin.edu/stable/20452370?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/political-conventions-balloon-drop-tradition-republican-democrats/
History of the balloon drop in the Republican Convention
This NY Times article describes the Democratic Party’s Platform for 2020. It highlights four main issues of the coronavirus pandemic, health care, the economy, and climate change.
(not sure why the link isn’t working but if you double click on the picture it should work)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/19/us/politics/democratic-party-platform.html
This article from USA Today highlights “Twenty for 2020: Dave Granlund’s best cartoons” which shows the best political cartoons surrounding the 2020 election. You can easily see the major issues surrounding the 2020 election, most regarding COVID-19 and the global pandemic.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/12/28/2020-cartoons/4060137001/
This article is about the role Superdelegates play in the Democratic Primaries.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/first-read/how-do-superdelegates-work-here-s-what-you-need-know-n554136
In comparison to Nick’s post on the rules of the Republican party, I have added the link to the rules of the Democratic party outlining the general procedures, terms and reviews that happen for the national convention.
https://democrats.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/07/Regulations-of-the-RBC-for-the-2020-Convention-12.17.18-FINAL.pdf
Bush v Gore — the recount in Florida during the 2000 presidential election
https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/531/98/case.pdf