Presidential Politics Instructions: Please answer the following questions based on your viewing of Hegedus and Pennebaker’s The War Room (1993), a documentary about Bill Clinton’s 1992 presidential campaign. Submit your answers via Canvas by noon on Monday, October 29th. 1. What do you think the subject of the film is? Is the subject Bill Clinton, James Carville and George Stephanapoulus, the 1992 Presidential election, the American political process? Could this be any election in this country? The subject of the film is about different campaign events and scandals. The main subject is Bill Clinton but is hidden through James Carville and George Stephanapoulus. This could be any election in the country for instance what has happened previously in the last couple of years. 2. What is the film maker's purpose for this film? Is this a celebration or indictment of the President or American political process? What do you think this film suggests about political campaigns? Do you agree with the film's position? Why/not? The film maker’s purpose for this film is to explore the background of national politics and that’s by examining day to day activity of Bill Clinton’s campaign staff. They also focus on a strategic plan while trying to deal with problems and negative press and accusations of adultery. There is also conflict between democratic campaigns staffs. What I think this film suggest about political campaigns is that their has always been deception that plays a role in these campaigns. I do agree with this film’s position because it gives one insight and background about what goes on. 3. Stephanapoulus and Carville were said to have revolutionized the way presidential campaigns are organized through their work on Clinton’s ’92 campaign. How would you describe their campaigning style? Was their messaging primarily positive or negative? I would describe their campaigning style as presenting diverse ideas and knowing how to keep in order in their campaign. For instance, the team dodged allegations and and turned voters onto focusing on the issues. They also tweaked the wording of ads and tried to get a news network to run a negative story against Bush. Furthermore, they performed the technique in a clean, secretive manner while still renaming positive.

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