Summary Of The Film So Goes The Nation
In the year 2004, elections were being held for a new United States President. The candidates were republican, George W. Bush, and democrat, John Kerry. The film “So Goes the Nation” portrays the strategies each political party did in order to win the election. Both political parties had very different strategies, but Bush did an unfair campaign compared to what Kerry did in his. Both political parties held conventions where they will talk to their voters and also have other people represent them as well. In Kerry’s convention, it involved talking about the good things about being a democrat and how it will enhance the nation’s future if Kerry was elected president. On the other hand, Bush’s convention involved talking very badly about the Democratic Party and what is wrong with the party. The republicans even came up with the term ‘flip-flop” for Kerry. Bush also had campaign ads that talked about Kerry and the “bad stuff” he does. Bush was being unfair because Kerry never did anything that talked bad about the other party or anything that could hurt the reputation of Bush, instead he talked good about being a democrat and what he plans to do, and Bush’s campaign focused on bashing the
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Both Kerry and Bush had campaign ads, but Bush’s campaign ads involved emotional ads like the event of September 11, 2001. Bush also made campaign ads that used fear of gay marriage, since most republicans are against gay marriage, to make people vote for him. Bush used emotions to get people to vote for him and a candidate shouldn’t use emotional ads because people will vote due to their emotions and not actually think what candidate is planning to do if they vote for him. Kerry could’ve done emotional campaign ads as well, but instead he focused on representing himself and what he stands for in the present and
Both Kerry and Bush had campaign ads, but Bush’s campaign ads involved emotional ads like the event of September 11, 2001. Bush also made campaign ads that used fear of gay marriage, since most republicans are against gay marriage, to make people vote for him. Bush used emotions to get people to vote for him and a candidate shouldn’t use emotional ads because people will vote due to their emotions and not actually think what candidate is planning to do if they vote for him. Kerry could’ve done emotional campaign ads as well, but instead he focused on representing himself and what he stands for in the present and