Imagine you are a candidate for president. Your campaign manager tells you that Social Security reform is the “third rail of pol
itics” and is considered an issue to be avoided. Why would your campaign manager give you this advice? Your election platform is not focused on domestic issues.
Reform measures do not poll well for new candidates.
The program is not popular with young voters, who are crucial to elections.
The program is popular with seniors, who vote more often than other groups.
There is no reason to discuss Social Security with the public.
The program is popular with seniors, who vote more often than other groups" is correct. Many senior citizens want little no no changes to happen to their security programs.
The correct answer to this question is B) reform measures do not poll well for new candidates.
Your campaign manager would give you this advice because reform measures do not poll well for new candidates.
Imagine you are a candidate for president. Your campaign manager tells you that Social Security reform is the “third rail of politics” and is considered an issue to be avoided. Your campaign manager what kind of issues are good for your platform, for your public events, and interviews, and also knows what topics are not good because they can be controversial, and need to be avoided. So in this case, to reach more people, remember that reform measures do not poll well for new candidates.
