faces of supporters
Everyone talks about how the campaigns are courting minority voters. But what does this really mean? Are they going to areas with a dense population of minorities? Are they talking about the issues important to minorities? Are they posting pictures of minority supporters?
In an effort to understand the face of the campaigns, I went to each candidate's Web site photo gallery today to see which faces made the cut to be included from the campaign events (Bush, Kerry). After all, these are the faces were are supposed to connect with & say "that person looks just like me & she supports him ..."
So how did they do? Overall, both candidates receive high marks for minority representation in their photo galleries.
- Kerry had more pictures with African Americans & seniors featured
- Bush had more pictures of women featured
- Kerry had more "group shots" of supporters increasing the opportunity for diversity
- Bush's pictures were more concentrated on smaller groups than Kerry's
Suggestions for improvements?
Don't make me go to your silly photo gallery - where are the minorities on the front pages? Only John Kerry had minorities (women, African American, seniors) on his front page ... & even then they were mixed in a crowd. Don't show me I'm just another face in the crowd, take the time to concentrate on me.
Overall, the Hispanic and Asian representations were next to nothing. Come on now, we have more minorities than just women, seniors, & African Americans. Let's diversify this definition of diversity.
posted by k @ 6:44 AM
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