Polarization & Bias

All candidates must be mindful of how they present themselves, whether it is through their advertising, political debates, or in their daily lives. This is extremely important for candidates and if done correctly it will help maintain a positive image for them. It is also important for candidates to try and reach a large audience as well as both parties. There is always an opportunity to get somebody of the other party to side with them so while maintaining this positive image it is important to do so while also reaching both parties.

As you all know, Walker is no longer in the 2016 Presidential race there are still many people who are still both for as well as against his decision to drop out. Walker will continue to participate in politics in the state of Wisconsin and his views are still relevant. 

The first article which I read talked about Walker and his stance on abortion. The article is titled, “Scott Walker calls abortion to save a woman’s life a ‘false’ choice”. As I dug deeper I found that there were many people disagreeing with Walkers opinion as well as his decision to defund planned parenthood thus making this article more of a liberal approach. However, this liberal source was definitely not a positive one. People disagreed with Walkers decision to practice Pro-Life in Wisconsin with the exception of rape cases, incest, or the life and health of the mother. Still, many people are arguing that there are extreme health risks with this Pro-Life law. 

I also explored an article from August, 2015 which discussed Walker and his stance on the Canadian border. This article explained that he believes building a wall along the country’s border with Canada is an issue which needs to be further discussed and acted upon. Being from Fox News alone his article was more of a conservative source. In conclusion this article summed up Walkers opinion on the border as well as connected it with the opinion of candidate Donald Trump. 

In general, its hard to say what is fair and unfair when looking at different sources discussing Walker. A lot of what is said is out of his hands which can cause it to be unfair, however sometimes that information is extremely important for the American people to hear and know. Overall, I believe that both of these articles are informal and give accurate information to the readers about different issues and from different viewpoints. I think that these sources could also sway voters as stated earlier. 

Sources: 

http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/scott-walker-calls-abortion-to-save-a-womans-life-a-false-choice-b99553080z1-321141741.html

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/08/30/walker-says-wall-along-canadian-border-worth-reviewing/

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