Blog Stage 6

On November 2nd, 2018 Jackson Brown posted the blog Vote For Beto O'Rourke! on his blog US Government. In his blog he talks about the reasons why you should vote for Beto O'Rourke. It is clear from the title and the blog post that Browns main reason for writing this blog is for you to be persuaded to vote for Beto. This post was posted before the midterm elections, so it is possible that Brown's post could persuade people to vote for Beto.

Brown starts off his post by giving us facts about Beto such as: "He has visited every county in Texas and has made sure to acknowledge the opinions of all his residents." This immediately draws the audience into have a good first impression of Beto. He continues the paragraph by telling us how devoted Beto is and that his opponent Cruz has not done the same in Texas. This makes the reader begin to favor Beto over Cruz.

The next paragraph he gives the reader facts on Beto's campaign such as that Beto is running a grassroots campaign: "This means that he hasn't accepted money from any political action committees. This ensures that he will remain unbiased." He goes on to tell us that the same can not be said for Cruz. He also points out the fact that Beto's money raised is solely on people who support him and when you look at the amount raised by Beto compared to Cruz (the incumbent) it is impressive.

Brown continues by talking about Beto's opinions on universal healthcare and his progressive immigration policy. Two things that people can have very strong opinions on. By adding some of Beto's policy stances he can either draw in the reader for a for sure vote for Beto, or a no because they disagree. He goes on to persuade the reader of why Beto is better than Cruz: "it is comforting to know that O'Rourke cares more about the well-being of citizens than the money, unlike Ted Cruz." This can encourage the reader to take Browns side and agree that they would rather have a senator who cares about the well-being of the citizens.

I believe Brown does a good job of persuading you to vote for Beto. He uses facts and policys to draw the reader in. Then he compares Beto to Cruz to make the reader believe that Beto is the better pick. Lastly he gives his opinion on Ted:"Ted Cruz has been more focused on furthering his own career and agenda that adhering to the voices of Texas." Persuading the reader every further because everyone wants their voice and concerns to be accounted for.