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Article Evaluation
Everything in the article, “Social media in the 2020 United States presidential election,” is relatively relevant to the article topic. I think the topic about social media impact on the presidential election is clearly stated and very well presented with a few examples of how past Candidates have used it in order to promote their platform and opinions. I think one thing that essentially distracted me was how repetitive the article was, the same news about Donald Trump and his use of social media was brought up again and again.The article is neutral because even though it can be a rather sensitive subject with politics, I think the idea was presented carefully but could be a lot more detailed in explaining the effects of social media on the election rather than how it was used. I think most of the views presented about each candidate is underrepresented because of the lack of details like I previously mentioned. I think in today's day in age we have formed many apps that have a huge impact on our day to day lives. Especially with COVID-19 and the requirement for social distancing, social media platforms are a lot more heightened and in use to attract the citizens, so there should be an emphasis on that. A comparison of 2016 Election use of social media and 2020 Election social media use should be written about. I think since we have been through a lot this year, the article should also cover how candidates reacted to some of these major events on social media as well. The links work, and I definitely appreciate how each of the candidates official campaigns are linked. Each reference is reliable and comes from big news platforms. I also do appreciate that there is an article linked about the impact of social media during the 2016 election because it definitely allows me as a reader to compare the information. I think Wikipedia discusses the topic differently from the way we have been talking about it in class because we have been introducing the basics and the top layer of elections while this is a more in-depth topic that can be explored.

Talk:Social_media_in_the_2020_United_States_presidential_election

=Possible Articles to Work On= 1. None_of_the_above This article is definitely informational but has room for a lot of editing and additional information on the "None of the Above" option in the United States and why we do not use and explain how other countries sufficiently use it. 2.Ranked_voting This article can be improved as well and is also one a different voting method that Is frequently used around countries. The article can go more in depth about the reasons why not all countries use it. Compare the pros and cons.

None_of_the_above
What will I add to the article?


 * Pros and Cons of none of the above voting
 * Why are people not voting, and how can none of the above voting affect that?

https://www.npr.org/2018/09/10/645223716/on-the-sidelines-of-democracy-exploring-why-so-many-americans-dont-vote

https://expmag.com/2019/12/the-voting-innovation-no-ones-talking-about/

https://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/23/world/ulyanovsk-journal-only-in-russia-none-of-the-above-is-on-ballot-and-wins.html

Article Draft
Voting is very significant especially when voting for a potential candidate to run a country. As we get close to the voting this year we notice how the pandemic has shaped our presidential candidates. Individuals began to evaluate how each candidate reacted to the Black Lives Matter Campaign, COVID-19 lockdown and safety fires all around the country and many other incidents that have occured over the year.

As stated from the article above, we have read how India and many other countries have used None of the Above voting option, for voters who aren't comfortable with any of the candidates running for a specific position. As newer generations are getting ready to vote we begin to notice how these voters are becoming more aware of how these candidates are publicing their opinions and if they are even speaking up about any of the issues in our country. Due to quarantining and lack of social events happening face to face a lot of people are relying on social media for information about the presidential debate, which shows how much social media has risen in a few months after the pandemic started.

None of the Above options would allow individuals to be able to vote and protest against the candidates who they find unfit for the position. Many individuals do not vote because they don’t agree with or like the candidate, and that one vote can make a huge difference especially when voting for a presidential candidate. When it comes to presidential voting only about half of the population votes in America.

If America ends up using this option for the Presidential Election, instead of having physical protests causing an increase in COVID-19 cases, we can eliminate that candidate, but this option would allow individuals to silently protest for their choice by choosing the none of the above option. This option can be beneficial for this specific election because everything is online. This would also increase the voter turnout.

If citizens begin to use none of the above options, the votes might rule out and allow the candidate with the highest number of votes to end up winning the election. This option would be highly popular especially during this election forcing either individuals to vote as none of the above instead of for a candidate. This would make the election process more complicated than it needs to be.

Peer Review Editor: Tasmia Rahman Hello, I think you contribution were well put and I think your topic on the impact of social media on the election is very especially interesting and relevant topic due to COVID. I also think that you tone was not encyclopedic. One area that I would improve would be, I would avoid using the pronoun “we” and possibly changing it with “individuals” or something else. This is because “we” assumes that you know how the readers feels and the article should not be subjective and should rather take a neutral stance that exemplifies factual, non opinionated information. Along the same lines, in your fourth paragraph, I would try not to persuade the readers and tell them what options would better for elections. I feel like instead maybe you could just layout the different options people can choose from and let the readers of your article make their own opinions. Lastly, I would add your citations as citation hyperlinks that were shown in the citation tutorial on Wikipedia. Citations:

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3280591

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/electoral-psychology-why-people-vote-or-do-not-vote#Why-might-people-choose-not-to-vote?

https://www.npr.org/2020/05/27/860369744/social-media-usage-is-at-an-all-time-high-that-could-mean-a-nightmare-for-democr

https://www.lawyered.in/legal-disrupt/articles/pros-and-cons-nota-during-general-elections-2019/

https://www.npr.org/2018/09/10/645223716/on-the-sidelines-of-democracy-exploring-why-so-many-americans-dont-vote

https://expmag.com/2019/12/the-voting-innovation-no-ones-talking-about/

https://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/23/world/ulyanovsk-journal-only-in-russia-none-of-the-above-is-on-ballot-and-wins.html

https://www.polyas.com/election-glossary/nota

https://www.businessinsider.com/how-designers-increase-voter-turnout-2016-10

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/10/06/us-election-2020-date-when-how-work-what-swing-states-covid

= Respond to peer review = First and Foremost, thank you for the great peer review and the amazing suggestions given. After reading the peer review I understood that my tone for the article draft wasn't as encyclopedic and strong as it should be. I definitely think that my article needs to be organized, and in some ways my article draft does sound bias which I definitely can change with better word choices. Instead of sounding as if I am trying to pursued the readers that None of the above voting technique is the best one, I should give proper pros and cons. I need to add more evidence that is properly cited as well and create the article so It is easier to read and flows properly.