The majority of my research for my senior capstone is focused on how to not only motivate and get the youth out to vote but how to get them to back a female candidate. . I personally feel that a lot of the youth voters feel they have no impact in the political scene and I am hoping my research will be able to give me some incite into ways in which I can overcome this barrier This becomes even more difficult when the female candidate is running for a position, that has never been help by a woman. West Virginia is one of the 24 states left that have not had top female state leadership. I have not been able to fully research my topic as well as I would have liked by this point because I am still waiting to hear on my interlibrary loans but when they arrive I look forward to reading the following books and articles which I feel will help me better understand the road I have ahead of me. If anyone out there in cyber land has any other ideas on resources please feel free to comment and add to my list.
Brisbin, Richard A. West Virginia Politics and Government. Lincoln: University of Nebraska, 2008. Print.
Burgess, Diana, Beth Haney, Mark Snyder, John L. Sullivan, and John E. Transue. "Rocking the Vote: Using Personalized Messages to Motivate Voting among Young Adults*." Public Opinion Quarterly 64.1: 29-52. Print.
Franz, Michael M., Paul Freedman, Ken Goldstein, and Travis N. Ridout. "Understanding the Effect of Political Advertising on Voter Turnout: A Response to Krasno and Green." The Journal of Politics 70.01 (2008). Print.
Hill, Ronald P. "An Exploration of Voter Responses to Political Advertisements." Journal of Advertising 18.4 (1989): 14-22. Print.
Kahn, Kim Fridkin. "Gender Differences in Campaign Messages: The Political Advertisements of Men and Women Candidates for U. S. Senate." Political Research Quarterly 46.3 (1993): 481. Print.
Kahn, Kim Fridkin. The Political Consequences of Being a Woman: How Stereotypes Influence the Conduct and Consequences of Political Campaigns. New York: Columbia UP, 1996. Print.
Kaid, Lynda Lee., and Christina Holtz-Bacha. Encyclopedia of Political Communication. Los Angeles: Sage Publications, 2008. Print.
Sweetser Trammell, K. D. "Candidate Campaign Blogs: Directly Reaching Out to the Youth Vote." American Behavioral Scientist 50.9 (2007): 1255-263. Print.
Xenos, Michael, and Kyurim Kyoung. "Rocking the Vote and More: An Experimental Study of the Impact of Youth Political Portals." Journal of Information Technology & Politics 5.2 (2008): 175-89. Print.
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