Blog #3: See What Had Happened Was....

Blog #3: Introductions due Friday, March 6th by 2pm (the start of class).

Your post should touch upon the following information:

-      Last election (challengers, margin of victory)

-      Primary election outlook

-      General election outlook

-      Current prediction (safe, leaning, toss-up)

-       2012 presidential vote share

-       Campaign finance status

-      Major issues

Blog #2: Strategry

Blog #2: Introductions due Wednesday, February 25th by 2pm (the start of class).

Your post should touch upon the following information:

-       Travel

-       Press releases issued

-       Franking, mailers

-       Bills sponsored/cosponsored

Blog #1: Let Me Introduce Myself

Blog #1: Introductions due Friday, February 13th by 2pm (the start of class).

Your post should touch upon the following information:

-       MC biography (age, live, education, career, family, religious affiliation)

-       Tenure

-       Previous elected experience

-       A bit about the state (population, major cities, racial/religious make-up, major industries)

-       Any fun facts you want to include.

Blog Assignment Directions

Blog Instructions & Requirements

~ Select a Class II Senator and write five blogs about the topic assigned.

~ Below is a list of things you **can** talk about, not what you are limited to.

~ Posts MUST include a reference and link to:

-       a primary source (MC or government website)

-       a secondary source (political party, interest/advocacy group/media)

-       some sort of visual/audio element

~ Comments on classmates’ blogs not required, but considered a form of class

     participation

~ Be prepared to discuss your blog’s content in class. Presentations will count

    towards that blog’s grade

Here's the Deal....

Here's the deal...

Okay, now that we all got a good chuckle, I need y'all to do a few things for this blog thingy to work.

You're already off to a good start by finding the blog and this post.  Now I need to know the name of your blog so that I can follow you (and so all your classmates can find your blog).  So, create your blog and then copy and paste the address into a comment here.  Make it clever, funny, straightforward, whatever.  I ask that you have blog at least set up by class on Friday, February 13th...that way we can make sure everyone knows what they are doing and won't run into any last minute problems or questions.

Thanks guys,
EW