Political Strategy
My Bachelor's of Political Science was comprised of four years of political readings, musings and written analysis.
I hope to one day run communications for Congressional campaigns and expand my depth of knowledge through a Master's of Public Affairs.
Here are several highlights from my education.
Globalization and Conflict Initiation
An Exploration of the Values' Relationship
When the policy of globalization is implemented, an increase in prosperity and wealth occurs for the general public. In fact, general welfare tends to improve; this is possibly due to a decrease in war amongst other states within a leader’s sphere of economic partnership or influence. This study examines the true effects that globalization produces and delves into the relationship between a state’s levels of globalization and the numbers of conflicts they initiate. I present the theory that higher levels of globalization control for states who would otherwise initiate more conflicts amongst other states.
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This paper consists of a cross-sectional quasi-experiment of over 100 states examining openness and initiated disputes, a bivariate regression between the two variables and a finding that the relationship is statistically significant. I proved correlation between globalization and initiated disputes, suggesting further research into the control variables and outside z factors.
2020 Election: Minnesota CD7
Predictions, Results and Analysis
The Minnesota Seventh Congressional District was one of the most competitive races in the 2020 General Election. The face-off against incumbent Collin Peterson, a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor party who has held the seat since 1991, and Michelle Fischbach, a Republican, former lieutenant governor and a previous state senator contributed toward a heavy party-driven federal fight for Congressional control.
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In this paper, I analyze Minnesota CD7's political and demographic profile before predicting and analyzing its election results.
Era of Political Change
Theoretical Memorandum
Research often suggests that political change appeared in the 2008, 2012 and 2016 elections. Prior to the 2020 General Election, I theorized why this research might hold true in the November 2020 election.
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In terms of qualities which define critical or realigning elections, the coalition which supports a party must have a significant shift in values, direction or voting behavior. I argued that the 2020 election is not one of revolution, but rather relatively, minor consistent changes which have been occurring since the early 1960’s. These long-established trends might be thrown a bit off course due to the global pandemic shaking our election processes, but this does not change the values of which Republican or Democratic supporters hold dear. This paper specifically demonstrated these attitudes through a focus on campaign media and political ideological polarization.
