Case Study: "Care" as a Political Winner

Through face-to-face conversations and open-ended questions designed to elicit stories and deeper interactions, the Michigan People’s Campaign (MPC) may have altered voting patterns more effectively than using traditional electoral engagement strategies. During the 2016 election, by campaigning on...

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Main Author: Meredith Loomis Quinlan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing 2017-03-01
Series:Interdisciplinary Journal of Partnership Studies
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Online Access:https://pubs.lib.umn.edu/index.php/ijps/article/view/156
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spelling doaj-92567711121741f996e2b2142270f3f02020-11-25T01:06:53ZengUniversity of Minnesota Libraries PublishingInterdisciplinary Journal of Partnership Studies2380-89692017-03-014110.24926/ijps.v4i1.156Case Study: "Care" as a Political WinnerMeredith Loomis Quinlan0Michigan People’s Campaign; Michigan United Through face-to-face conversations and open-ended questions designed to elicit stories and deeper interactions, the Michigan People’s Campaign (MPC) may have altered voting patterns more effectively than using traditional electoral engagement strategies. During the 2016 election, by campaigning on issues of family care, MPC helped elect a progressive state house candidate in a Downriver Detroit district that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump carried by over 6,000 votes. https://pubs.lib.umn.edu/index.php/ijps/article/view/156integrated voter engagementcaring economyvoting patternschild carelong-term careadvocacy
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Case Study: "Care" as a Political Winner
Interdisciplinary Journal of Partnership Studies
integrated voter engagement
caring economy
voting patterns
child care
long-term care
advocacy
author_facet Meredith Loomis Quinlan
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title Case Study: "Care" as a Political Winner
title_short Case Study: "Care" as a Political Winner
title_full Case Study: "Care" as a Political Winner
title_fullStr Case Study: "Care" as a Political Winner
title_full_unstemmed Case Study: "Care" as a Political Winner
title_sort case study: "care" as a political winner
publisher University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing
series Interdisciplinary Journal of Partnership Studies
issn 2380-8969
publishDate 2017-03-01
description Through face-to-face conversations and open-ended questions designed to elicit stories and deeper interactions, the Michigan People’s Campaign (MPC) may have altered voting patterns more effectively than using traditional electoral engagement strategies. During the 2016 election, by campaigning on issues of family care, MPC helped elect a progressive state house candidate in a Downriver Detroit district that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump carried by over 6,000 votes.
topic integrated voter engagement
caring economy
voting patterns
child care
long-term care
advocacy
url https://pubs.lib.umn.edu/index.php/ijps/article/view/156
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