Stage 4: Appealing to One, Not All

From going through articles talking about elections and who currently has been ranking highest in votes, I’ve gained more information on how the whole election process works. One thing that stood out to me was the fact that wealth and the income people make has more so to do with the votes than I had thought. This article "A Little Help From His Friends," by Eric Kleefeld speaks of this having to do with Mitt Romney. It’s been proven by statistics that Romney’s votes are pretty much all coming from wealthier people… meaning he has yet to really relate to all sorts of classes of income and people. This makes me think of George Whitfield, one of the most talented speakers in the world. George Whitfield made differences in EVERYONE’S life- regardless of how much money they were making. I personally feel as if Whitfield targeted the actual purposes and meaning behind the subject he was talking about (in this case, the candidates running are talking about their strengths in running the nation), and I feel as though Romney is failing to do that.

            Just because most of the primaries show that Romney’s strong voters make more than 100K a year, however, does not mean that Romney would not have gained the states he has in fact. He just might not have come out as strong, or with as many votes. I don’t believe this “makes or breaks” Mitt Romney. But I do feel as though this should be taken into consideration and looked at, for if he will run our nation one day, in my personal opinion he should be looking at all classes and giving to their needs just like he would wealthier classes.

            Eric Kleefeld, the blogger who posted this editorial, uses lots of logical appeal in his opinion, throwing out statistics to prove the number of votes Romney got from the wealthier and also the lower classes. He supports his idea by backing it up with firm polls that have been done and has looked at all angles; including ethical appeal by also looking at the fact that maybe Romney would still be so far ahead in the election even without the wealthy voters. He suggests that maybe the richer people are simply helping him out a little bit, but that he is still making good progress in this election. We will see what is to come- but I feel as though Romney should take a look at the bigger picture, and make sure he is affecting EVERYONE in the nation, not just the ones with money. Really, what difference does money make in who votes on the President?