Assemblyman Benedetto Case

Every Assemblymember must decide how is best in presenting themselves to their electorate. Each member’s districts are different, thus resulting in the need for each member to approach this subject differently. It is up to the member to decide what must be emphasized while portraying themselves, such as how much to emphasize on party affiliation, how generally should they present themselves to the electorate, and how they will reach out and communicate with the electorate. With the modernization of the world to the digital age, there is also now the separation of the usage of social networking behind connecting with the local constituency with some using it as a main tool and others resorting to the previous norm of newspapers, television and meeting with their constituents, of which Assemblyman …show more content…
Assemblyman Benedetto’s District, District 82, is a district divided amongst its regions with party loyalty with not much of independent voters to be found. For his district, the bulk of his voters come from Co-op City, which is heavily Democratic and the most politically active in the district, while the rest of the district is on the more conservative side with roughly half identifying as Republican. However, due to the high voter turnout of Co-op City, Democratic victories are easier to achieve in District 82 making the primaries the most crucial election for Assemblyman Benedetto. After the primaries are decided, the election is easily winnable as the electorate are known to vote along the party-line, to the point that the Assemblyman has gotten away in the past without focusing efforts on media attention of his campaign. With the electorate at Co-op City, as well as the remaining Democratic votes in his district, the Assemblyman is able to depend on a straight party vote to being elected during the general