Comparing Political Parties

The connection between economic and political power both structurally and on an individual doesn’t differ wholeheartedly. An individual with great wealth has the ability to group up other people with great amounts of wealth to influence political leaders, lobbyist and people of power to hear their concerns and bring about change to the issues that they have respectively. On another note, the positions (jobs) that these people have, gives them not only economic power, but also political power because of the title and credentials that they have, makes them respected and prestigious when getting involved in political affairs. “Pouring private money into the electoral process” is the best evidence to show how this thought gets played out in reality …show more content…
While there might be more democrats in this country than republicans, you have to break down the population that makes up each respective party. Social stratification shows that some groups hold more power, status, and wealth than other parties or groups that are present. This thus creates a ranking system. In terms of hierarchy the group with the most wealth has the most power and retrospect to that, they will be placed at the very type compared to everyone else. This is definitely our Republican party compared to the Democratic. Even though Democrats seems to be the most popular party and the one that population can identify with to actually want in power, it doesn’t happen because the majority of these people are the poor, working poor, and barely middle class people. On the other hand, the Republican body is made up of elites, prestigious and wealthy people who already are in positons of power to make political or economic decisions over the lower class. Republicans are already in a position to win elections because of position of power to do so. It doesn’t matter how much quantity you have it’s the quality. There are more democrats but the quality (or power in this instance) is insufficient to combat Republicans when they aren’t organized in manner to contend, let alone …show more content…
How can you relate to an issue that you do not experience on a day to basis, this thus creates another form inequality that excludes and discriminate on the basis of status, socio-economics, and also gender. When issues of the high class and wealthy voters are considered more important than that of the poor voters, then of course inequality is present. This could be due to the lack of political responsiveness and activeness by the part of poor or working class workers that lack of participation makes it easier for status based politics to be introduced and sustained. Stereotypes about women being soft, emotional, and willing to compromise or bend in the heat of the movement has made them less appealing in holding offices where stern, rigid, intellectual and bully-like tendencies are wanted. Though is highly stereotypical, the media portrayal of weak, feeble, submissive, and the need for a man to fix every problem has left women in a position of being perceived inadequate for elected