Reading the following article from time magazine. Who is the typical tea party supporter? Typical occupy wall street supporter? Why does the occupy wall street protest resonate across borders and the tea party movement not? What does the author mean by "will Occupy Wall Street radicalize the Democratic base the way the Tea Party energized the far-right of the Republicans?" What would be the political implications for the Democrats if they did so? Why does the author think the occupy wall street protest will have a more difficult time going mainstream?
Read and watch the following article. What is the Occupy
Wall Street Movement about? Where on the political compass would you place most of the movement's followers? Why does the author think it is currently a less effective movement compared to the tea party movement? What could change that? What risk, if any, is there for a candidate to embrace the Occupy Wallstreet protesters? Read the following article. Why are some latino voters upset with President Obama? Why do you think he has not done more? If they don't vote for Obama, who would they vote for? Why do you think both parties struggle to build a coherent immigration reform plan? If your were the the president's campaign advisor what advice would you give him in regards to immigration?
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