http://www.nationaljournal.com/politics/south-dakota-s-native-american-vote-could-tip-the-state-s-senate-race-20141028
The article "Native American Vote Could Tip the State Senate Race" is an article centered around a key demographic that could greatly affect who the next senator of our state is. The article speaks on the emphasis of the Native American vote during this midterm election. In South Dakota, the Native vote has gone mostly to the Democratic candidate in senatorial elections, but this year an independent candidate may steal a percentage of that vote which could tip the scales in the favor of the Republicans.
I think that its amazing to see how even though an independent candidate is highly unlikely to win, they still have a major impact on the elections of two party dominant country. I think that the fact that a minority such as the Native American population can affect the election shows that our election process works because every vote counts.
It will be interesting to see who wins the election and also to see if the Native American population really does sway the vote the way this article says it can.
This an excellent point that I had not remembered until I read this post. I believe that Rounds would still win even if the Native American vote was all for the Democratic candidate. The population of Native Americans is just not large enough to win an election with unless the vote of the majority is even. This election will basically come down to who will win the greater Sioux Falls area since the Rapid City area is all but a shoe in for the Republican party. However, it will be interesting to see if Weiland can pull off an upset with help from the Native American vote.
ReplyDeleteIt is an interesting point, but I question what will cause the natives to vote. The percentage of native vote in the past is not high and I don't expect it to change. However, if they do come out to support the independent party, Mike Rounds is looking good!
ReplyDeleteThat is crazy to think that one candidate can tip the scales between two others. I did not know that Native Americans are mainly Democratic and I would be interested to learn more. My article said that Rounds is highly favored to win based on a poll, so it is interesting that there are so many counter arguments.
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