If You Were a Party Leader, Knowing What You Do

question 28

Essay

If you were a party leader, knowing what you do from Chapter 8 about the parties' mobilization efforts, would you spend a lot of time trying to mobilize voter turnout among independents? Why or why not? What do you think would be the likely result of these efforts?

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