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Your readings today discussed the factors that impact vote c…

Your readings today discussed the factors that impact vote choice and the empirical trends noted by scholars. However, for at least two of your readings, the findings are are not well-supported in the most recent elections. Moreover, we’re seeing marked shifts in voting trends. In this reflection, discuss the findings, trends, and conventional wisdom that once governed our understanding of voting behavior and contrast that with the patterns we?re seeing in the U.S. now. What explains the change in voting trends over time (from 2016 to 2024)? Which variables may or may not be important and how do those differ from previously understood relationships? Were previous analyses wrong or is it simply that context changed?  Be sure you address the why and how in your answer. NOTE: This should be a single argumentative essay in which you incorporate all points of the discussion into one concerted argument. You must use formal academic language (no ?I? statements; no opinion statements). You must cite each of the readings at least twice. You must actively engage the material from the readings in your argument (i.e., the findings, variables, and theories from the readings should provide the foundation for your argument. In turn, it is expected that the readings will feature prominently in your reflection). You are to synthesize information (that is, use the readings to develop a NEW, ORIGINAL argument).