On
October 29th, 2014, USA Today published an opinion article written by ‘The
Editorial Board’ titled "Why
election is not about the Senate: Our view." The article
discusses how the elections for the Senate race are not the big story, the
races for state governor are what the elections will truly revolve around. The
author is targeting a republican audience which is made blatantly obvious by their
wording regarding President Obama when the author regards him as “a lame duck president whom (Congress) has thwarted quite
well.”
The author is trying to make the point that the Congressional elections are going to continue as the always have, but the Governor elections will be much more heated, resulting in many changes in power in the more efficient and responsive state governments. Due to heated races, Democratic candidates could become governor in Red states and Republicans in Blue states, which makes for a much more interesting election. The author also calls into focus the issue of why state governments are so much more efficient than the national government, and reasons that the reason for it is because each state is run by a solitary party so power struggles and constant argument are minimal. I believe he makes a valid point, seeing as there is a greater possibility of party change in the many state governments than the senate.
The author has a high amount of credibility because The Editorial Board has multiple members, all of which have some credibility regarding journalism as they have produced many articles before. I agree with the points made, however I feel that the wording of the articles has a negative effect, losing approval from people who support Obama. I believe that the article itself is well written, but could be edited to appeal to a larger audience.
The author is trying to make the point that the Congressional elections are going to continue as the always have, but the Governor elections will be much more heated, resulting in many changes in power in the more efficient and responsive state governments. Due to heated races, Democratic candidates could become governor in Red states and Republicans in Blue states, which makes for a much more interesting election. The author also calls into focus the issue of why state governments are so much more efficient than the national government, and reasons that the reason for it is because each state is run by a solitary party so power struggles and constant argument are minimal. I believe he makes a valid point, seeing as there is a greater possibility of party change in the many state governments than the senate.
The author has a high amount of credibility because The Editorial Board has multiple members, all of which have some credibility regarding journalism as they have produced many articles before. I agree with the points made, however I feel that the wording of the articles has a negative effect, losing approval from people who support Obama. I believe that the article itself is well written, but could be edited to appeal to a larger audience.
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