August 15, 2008
Breaking Down the Ballot
With the national party conventions fast approaching, we get insight into this year's key races and the future of Tar Heel elections from Andrew Taylor, chair of the political science department at N.C. State University.
Plus, we revisit the presidential election of 1972.
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As featured in this edition of The Voter Update, this ad from incumbent President Richard Nixon's reelection bid of 1972 is targeted at young voters -- including 18 year olds, who for the first time ever were eligible to vote in the presidential election.
Nixon went on to defeat Democratic Sen. George McGovern in one of the most dramatic landslides in presidential election history. But Nixon would resign in disgrace two years later.
Video courtesy of the Museum of the Moving Image.
