Economic class and the 2012 Presidential election:
Below are two sets of data about
– the income and wealth of the major candidates for the 2012 election compared to the median income and median wealth of the U.S. population
– the class basis of contributions in U.S. elections from 2000 through 2012
Prompt: Using these data sets, what interpretations can plausibly be formed regarding the relationship between economic class and the 2012 Presidential election? What are the implications of the data for the two major theories (pluralist, class domination) of political power?
Your essay should draw upon lecture and readings in the course books; the length should be no less than one page and no more than two.
1.) Candidates, income, wealth: