Political parties connect the people to the government by presenting ideologies on different subjects and the response or solution the government should execute. People usually link to the government by identifying with a political party, e.x. Democratic Party, Republican Party. Political parties are an important linkage institution because these parties transfer the public's opinion to the government so that better decisions can be made according to the public interests.
The political party that I chose to write about is the Democratic, which is the party I connect to as it has liberal ideologies, and if you read my previous post, you probably know that I was rated s solid liberal. Some of the main beliefs of this party include raising incomes and restoring economic security for the middle class, create good paying jobs, fighting for economic fairness and against inequality, bringing Americans together, combatting climate change, and building a clean energy economy. This party differs with the ideologies presented by the right, some of the ideologies include immigration, gun control, and abortion.
An artifact that shows the point of view of this party is their opinion on immigration posted on their website, that reads "Democrats will fight to end institutional and systemic racism in our society. We will challenge and dismantle the structures that define lasting racial, economic, political, and social inequity. Democrats will promote racial justice through fair, just, and equitable governing of all public-serving institutions and in the formation of public policy. Democrats support removing the Confederate battle flag from public properties, recognizing that it is a symbol of our nation’s racist past that has no place in our present or our future. We will push for a societal transformation to make it clear that black lives matter and that there is no place for racism in our country."
A limitation of this rhetoric is that it would be hard to be able to remove the Confederate flag from all public places as many people feel like that is a symbol of patriotism. In addition, almost all of the southern states have kind of like an attachment to it and it is part of their history, which would be disregarded if the Confederate flag were to be removed. In addition, people might appeal to that decision as it may be breaking the first amendment. Though I strongly believe that the Confederate flag has a negative connotation for many people.
The politician affiliated with the democratic party that I chose is Gavin Newsom. He is married to Jennifer Siebel Newsom. They reside in Marin County with their four children. Gavin grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. He attended Santa Clara University on a partial baseball scholarship, graduating in 1989 with a B.A. in political science. After college, Gavin sold orthotics and worked as an assistant at a real estate firm. In 1991, Gavin recruited investors and founded PlumpJack, a wine shop, which he grew into a thriving enterprise of 21 businesses including wineries, restaurants, and hotels.
An artifact that reveals the politician's point of view is a post including a video of how housing affordability Homelessness is becoming a major problem in California that has to be addressed
Video: https://vimeo.com/253060924
The video talks about how he is going to build 3.5 million affordable housing by 2025 by Identifying a new funding strategy, increasing investments can exponentially housing output, and rewarding cities that produce housing and punishing the ones that do not.
The video uses specific phrases to effectively communicate their message. By saying that the cabinet will be committed to solving homelessness and not just manage it, the message causes a positive reaction from the audience as the word commit portrays a strong connotation and establishes a sense of ethics. In addition, the video is more biased to the right as it mentions that taxes need to be revamped in the sense of them being raised in order to build more affordable housing and solve homelessness, which is a more liberal ideology that taxes need to be increased to fund social programs.
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