POL S 202 Lecture 10: 9.3 Congress- The Electoral Connection
20 Oct 2016
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Tuesday, October 6, 2015
9.3 Congress: The Electoral Connection (1974)
DAVID R. MAYHEW
-Jobs of representatives:
-Delegate — acts based on the views or desires of their constituents
(Representatives)
-Trustee — focuses on national interest and their conscience (Senators)
-Very few people are one or the other, many fall in to both of the categories more or
less
-Activities
-Advertising — build a brand name and make yourself more attractive and
noticeable to people
-Credit Claim — build a resume, brag about things you did
-Position Taking — claim clearly where you stand on key issues because they want
to be as clear as possible to your constituents
-Being a little bit wishy-washy lets people gain more voters and opens them up to
compromise later down the road
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Document Summary
Delegate acts based on the views or desires of their constituents (representatives) Trustee focuses on national interest and their conscience (senators) Very few people are one or the other, many fall in to both of the categories more or less. Advertising build a brand name and make yourself more attractive and noticeable to people. Credit claim build a resume, brag about things you did. Position taking claim clearly where you stand on key issues because they want to be as clear as possible to your constituents. Being a little bit wishy-washy lets people gain more voters and opens them up to compromise later down the road.
