Ap gov frq, will give brainlist Mary wants to run for the US Congress. She is ideologically libertarian and a member of the Republican Party. Seeking her party’s nomination, she pays the filing fee and submits her declaration of candidacy to state election officials.

a) Describe why Mary is running for office as a Republican even though she is ideologically libertarian.

b) In the context of the scenario, explain the level of support that her party will give her for the primary election.

c) In the context of the scenario, explain how the phenomenon of candidate-centered campaigns affects the support Mary will receive from her party for the general election.

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Explanation:

A) Most if not all republican candidates run under the ideology of conservatism. Mary can be considered a Libertarian republican which is a person who is a member of the Republican Party, but has advocated libertarian policies. It has been found that these libertarians may have motivating causes. They favor tax cuts and repeal of the health care acts, but also want to protect gun rights and oppose the patriot act. Mary is running as a republican as she identifies in that group, just has more mixed beliefs than most.

B) The support Mary will get won't be low, but also won't be high. The primary republican candidate will get more support, as there are more people who support primary only conservative ideology versus mixing the 2. Citizens will more likely lean towards one of the main 2 parties and will stick to the beliefs they had prior to her entering the running.

C) Candidate centered campaigns are mass media contributions to the candidate. It is centered around their campaign and can include bits of speeches for example. These campaigns can benefit Mary, if she uses mass amounts of these campaigns to get her ideas out there. These campaigns can also lower Mary's chances because the other main 2 parties have been putting these campaigns out for years and their ideas will already be widely supported.