2008 Election Strategies

In the 2008 American Presidential Election the conceptualizations of class offered by Barack Obama and John McCain respectively roughly aligns with the liberal and conservative views of social issues. From a distributional approach, conservatives accept the natural inequality that free market capitalism produces which manifests itself in different social classes. From a cultural approach, liberals reject inequality, viewing social classes as arising from systemic bias in social institutions that prevent certain groups having access to opportunities for upward mobility. John McCain's conceptualization of social class during the 2008 Presidential Election is akin to the distributional and conservative framework, while Barack Obama's conceptualization adheres to the liberal and cultural framework. These models of social class adopted by the respective presidential candidates will be the focus of this analysis. The role of class-based interest groups in presidential politics will also be addressed. A conclusion will determine which presidential candidate's model of social class is more valid.

Barack Obama's conceptualization of class stems from his view that aspects of culture like social institutions are flawed in that they advantage some groups and disadvantage others. In this he adopted what Martin (2) calls a "focus on identity politics, based on race, gender and sexual orientation." In this sense, formerly margi

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