This is Matt Bluethman's blog for the Fall '08 Party Politics in America course. I generally don't refer to myself in the 3rd person, so that will be the last time. About me...well, I'm a brunette, I need to find a new apartment, I'm originally from Illinois, I like the White Sox, and even though Carlos Quentin broke his wrist a couple days ago, I'm pretty sure they'll still win the division as the Cubs slowly implode as October comes nearer. I am a senior and Political Science major in my final semester here at UWM (as an undergrad at least, you never know) and I took this class because the subject of parties is interesting to me, and having touched on the subject somewhat during Tofias' Congressional Politics course last spring (which I reccommend, it's fun), I felt some more depth would be beneficial and perhaps even fascinating. Plus it fit my schedule.
In any case my hope is that this will help me to better understand the processes and role of parties in American politics...what's right with it, what's wrong with it, how these roles have changed over time, and maybe how we might expect them to evolve in the future. My fear is that everything I thought to be true about parties will be turned on its head and I will realize I know nothing and immediately leave school. That's not true. It is a big election year and all, and I writing this right now I realized that I have not paid close enough attention to the non-presidential campaigns/races this summer (as many Americans have not, I would guess) because I have almost no thoughts on that, so it's time to do that I think, since regardless of who wins the presidency Congress still has a rather big say in what goes on even if the candidates don't like to mention that during the conventions. Anyway, looking forward to studying some parties, have a good day, goodbye.
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