Considering that Scott Walker’s campaign has been suspended, his website is no longer up and running. Now, if you look up his campaign’s website you are still able to donate and the page simply says “Thank You”. Here is his retired webpage:
For this blog post I decided to analyze another candidates webpage. I decided to look at Ben Carson’s webpage.
I wanted to learn a little more about him and the issues that his campaign is focusing on. Under his “Issues” column he lists the issues that you can learn more about on his site, these issues include: Protecting Innocent Life, Balanced Budget Amendment, Education, Keep Gitmo Open, Health Care, Keep Faith in Our Society, Russia and Lessons Learned, Protect the Second Amendment, Stand by Israel our Bulwark Middle East Ally, and The American People Deserve a Better Tax Code.
It seems as though Ben Carson is very passionate about all of these issues. I think that one of his main focuses is on Protecting Innocent Life. I believe this because not only is it the first issue listed, but he also describes himself as “unabashedly and entirely pro life”. I can also tell that a Balanced Budget Amendment is very important to Carson as well. This issue is the second issue listed on his website. Along with this issue, Carson shows that he knows his facts. He knows what the debt was in 2009 as well as what he thinks this economy needs to do moving forward to never reach that point again.
Next, I decided to look at another front runner’s webpage. Donald Trump. There was no specific “issues” tab on Trumps page, but I decided to look more into what he calls his “positions”. His positions include, U.S.-China Trade Reform, Veterans Administration Reforms, Tax Reform, Second Amendment Rights, Immigration Reform. Under each category, he gives a small description on his stance towards the position as well as an opportunity for the viewer to read more.
Although the issues that Trump and Carson talk about are very different, they are all very important and relevant in the 2016 presidential race. Trump and Carson’s pages are similar in the way that they both show how informed and passionate they are about the issues at hand. Issues that they both include on their page as well as see eye to eye on are Tax Reforms as well as Second Amendment Rights.
As a whole, I think that Ben Carson does a great job of setting his agenda. He specifically lies out the issues at hand that he is well educated in and feels strongly about. His issues are not only relevant but widespread meaning that he is a candidate that could essentially please a large audience. His website is also very easy to navigate and find exactly what you are looking for.
Maybe Scott Walker should have taken notes on Carson’s campaign strategies...
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Good post Emily. I believe that Carson and Trump have different views and thats what sets them apart from the general, and broad, audience that they are trying to appeal. Personally, I believe that Carson is grabbing the younger audience while Trump finds our older generations. Overall, good analysis!
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Emily,
ReplyDeleteI liked the way you talked about your candidate and admitted he fell out of the race, then shut down his campaign and showed his surrendered site. It helps us understand what is going on. I also liked how you continued onto talk about other candidates and then focused on their campaign. You did a great job of highlighting their campaign goals and agendas.
- Hunter Dunning
Emily, it seems that Trump and Carson have some similar ideas. Its interesting to see though they have similar ideas how much bigger of a lead Trump now has over Carson
ReplyDeleteEmily, Great post. Do you think if scott walker were more aggressive in terms of agenda setting such as trump he would have more success?
ReplyDeleteReally enjoyed the post and sad to see Scott take his leave but oh well I guess. How do you see the neck and neck competition between Carson and Trump going?
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