Bush and Al Gore are the two major candidates in this Novembers election. There have already been three debates between the candidates and they have been campaigning for over 8 months. The polls have showed that the race is head to head and will most likely come down to some key battleground states, like Michigan, Wisconsin, Florida and Missouri. Swing voters will also decide the election. As Election Day draws closer Bush and Gore will likely look to mobilize their bases and entice swing voters to elect them. The three debates were good forums for the candidates to discuss their issues and show their personalities. The debates were also good at showing the candidates strengths and weaknesses. Since the first debate you could see how each candidates electoral strategy evolved with the situation. I will clearly explain how Bush and Gores party ideology has shaped their campaign strategies.To begin, the first debate, which was done in traditional debate style, was fairly calm and the candidates mainly stuck to the issues. When this debate aired Gore had a small lead over Bush. After the debate Bush had a lead over Gore. Neither candidate brought up any new issues and neither resorted to mudslinging. Also, pre-debate analysis suggested that Al Gore should fair better in the traditional style of debate. So what happened? What happened was, as Bush would answer his questions Gore was squirming around and rolling his eyes while a camera was on him. It looked rather childish and was annoying and while Gore stated that he didnt know cameras were on him I think it still hurt him in the polls.The second debate, which was done in a talk show style, was more interesting and the tables had turned on the candidates. This time Gore was going into the debate with a deficit. Both candidates fared fairly well in this debate. On the issue of health care, Bush proposed vouchers while Gore proposed a national health care plan. Bushs vou...
