Top 10 Big MYTHS about US POLITICS You Probably Believe
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US politics is big news. As a global superpower, American elections are followed by people from as far afield as Australia, China, or Argentina. You and everyone you know probably have an opinion on what’s happening with any election, with the White House, with Congress.
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Coming up:
10. The US Electorate is Angrier than Ever
9. Politicians are All Liars
8. It’s Rare for a Party to Have More than 2 Terms in Power
7. Independents Could Set Up a 3rd Party and Win
6. Terrorism is a Big Issue for Voters
5. Immigration is a Uniquely Important Issue in America
4. Republicans are Red, Democrats are Blue
3. The Party Decides the Nominee, Not the People
2. GOP has Fiscal Constraint, Dems Spend on Social Programs
1. Big Money is Corrupting Politics and Elections
Source/Further reading:
www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/01/26/the-myth-of-the-angry-american-voter/
www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/obameter/
psmag.com/do-presidents-usually-follow-through-on-promises-5b85481c3146#.uz2v5zz7i
historynewsnetwork.org/article/162762
www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2014/01/08/most-political-independents-actually-arent/
www.vox.com/2016/6/14/11380320/donald-trump-terrorism-election-political-science
www.gallup.com/poll/1675/most-important-problem.aspx
www.gallup.com/poll/187655/americans-name-terrorism-no-problem.aspx
www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2016/01/public-opinion-and-immigration
www.gallup.com/poll/186209/europeans-negative-toward-immigration.aspx
www.smithsonianmag.com/history/when-republicans-were-blue-and-democrats-were-red-104176297/?no-ist
www.vox.com/mischiefs-of-faction/2016/5/18/11683520/republican-party-sickness-fail
www.exponentialimprovement.com/cms/bushdeficit.shtml
www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/02/02/jeb-bush-has-spent-more-than-5000-per-vote-so-far/
www.vox.com/2016/2/9/10941690/campaign-finance-left
