"He chose to go on informal talk shows such as The Oprah Winfrey show and Live With Regis in an effort to appeal to women voters."" (O'Connor, Sabato, Haag, and Keith 2001) Even though he didn't go on these shows because he wanted to discuss life or love or the new Prada bag he just purchased, he still showed the women in that audience that he cared enough about their votes, that he sacrificed his masculinity to go on womanly shows. .
Next, I will inform you on how presidents use the media to "inform- minority groups. Some people could ask, do ethnic groups really think that differently? The answer most certainly is yes. Having different cultures and backgrounds, most ethnic groups will have widely different opinions on seemingly identical subjects. Presidential candidates try to understand these outlooks and accommodate their requests. Black voters have been considered strong constituents of the Democratic Party since the New Deal era of the 1930s. They supported Al Gore by a margin of 9-to-1 over Bush in 2000. Given that, all the Democratic candidates are working to gain the minority votes. They are doing whatever they can in order to win this election and it shows. Recently, many of the Democratic presidential candidates for 2004 were recently going to speak at a NAACP's 94th annual meeting. Three candidates that were definitely to appear was Former Vermont Governor Howard Dean, Senator. Bob Graham of Florida and John Kerry of .
Massachusetts, former Illinois Senator. Carol Moseley Braun and Al Sharpton have all agreed to appear Monday at a candidates' forum, NAACP officials said. Representative Dennis Kucinich of Ohio is unsure whether he will attend. Representative Richard Gephardt of Missouri and Senator John Edwards of North Carolina and Joe Lieberman of Connecticut each have decided not to go because of scheduling conflicts, members of their staffs said. President Bush, touring Africa this week, declined an invitation.
