The 2008 Election in 2009

As part of my Perspective on Information Technology course we were assigned to create an instructional video that explains the process of a topic of our choice. Thinking outside the box, I chose to call upon my education and experience in meteorology and political science in order to produce this broadcast on the effect of weather on voter turnout. Its done in the style of a standard weathercast like one would expect to see on the news but focuses on how the conditions that day could impact the election. To add a twist however, its been filmed in July to provide a summer weather pattern around the nation; and a comparison to the actual fall conditions that the election was held in can be found in the accompanying pamphlet. The video is based on the 2008 election between Democratic Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois and Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona. To achieve a control, Ive kept all other factors the same, meaning I assumed that polls, the general publics views of the candidates, the important issues, etc. were the same as on the actual election day, and ignored exit polling data that was analyzed to find non-weather related anomalies after the fact. As you will see in the video and the pamphlet, weather does play a roll in elections and can essentially affect the history and direction of our nation.

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