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Paint the Town Pink: How Reporters Color Their Coverage of Women Political Candidates
Unformatted Document Text:  19 Version 2 Profile 2: John GriffinJohn Griffin political career began in the 1980’s when he was inspired to a career in public service following the death of his father who served as Governor in the 1970’s. “Growing up surrounded by dedicated public servants inspired me to stand up and pursue that same standard of excellence,” Griffin said. After serving for five terms in the state legislature, Griffin’s experienced campaign team has highlighted his leadership in state government throughout the election season. Griffin has said that if elected, his priorities in office would include the development of an employment opportunities program similar to the plan he initiated on a state level several years ago. How would you rate John Griffin as an overall candidate on the following scale? [Check one response.] ____ 1 A weak candidate for elected office____ 2 ____ 3 An average candidate for elected office____ 4 ____ 5 A strong candidate for elected office How likely are you to vote for John Griffin? [Check one response.] ___ 1 Very unlikely___ 2 Unlikely___ 3 Neither likely nor unlikely ___ 4 Likely___ 5 Very likely Based on your impressions of the information contained in the profile and overall thoughts about John Griffin, please answer the following questions. How competent do you feel that the candidate John Griffin is on the following issues? [Check one box for each issue] Not at all Very Competent Competent 1 2 3 4 5 Economic DevelopmentEducationInternational issuesHealth CareWomen’s RightsMinority Rights Please indicate which of the adjectives below best describes your impression of John Griffin. Check the box closest to the adjective that describes your impression. [Check the box closest to the adjective that describes your impression.] a) Honest ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ Dishonest b) Trustworthy ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ Untrustworthy c) Strong leader ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ Weak leader d) Compassionate____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ Unsympathetic e) Knowledgeable____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ Poorly informed f) Well-rounded ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ Single-issue candidate

Authors: Demert, April.
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Version 2
Profile 2: John Griffin
John Griffin political career began in the 1980’s when he was inspired to a career in public service following the
death of his father who served as Governor in the 1970’s. “Growing up surrounded by dedicated public servants
inspired me to stand up and pursue that same standard of excellence,” Griffin said. After serving for five terms in the
state legislature, Griffin’s experienced campaign team has highlighted his leadership in state government throughout
the election season. Griffin has said that if elected, his priorities in office would include the development of an
employment opportunities program similar to the plan he initiated on a state level several years ago.
How would you rate John Griffin as an overall candidate on the following scale? [Check one response.]
____ 1 A weak candidate for elected office
____ 2
____ 3 An average candidate for elected office
____ 4
____ 5 A strong candidate for elected office
How likely are you to vote for John Griffin? [Check one response.]
___ 1 Very unlikely
___ 2 Unlikely
___ 3 Neither likely nor unlikely
___ 4 Likely
___ 5 Very likely
Based on your impressions of the information contained in the profile and overall thoughts about John Griffin,
please answer the following questions.
How competent do you feel that the candidate John Griffin is on the following issues? [Check one box for each
issue]
Not at all
Very
Competent
Competent
1
2
3
4
5
Economic Development
Education
International issues
Health Care
Women’s Rights
Minority Rights
Please indicate which of the adjectives below best describes your impression of John Griffin. Check the box closest
to the adjective that describes your impression. [Check the box closest to the adjective that describes your
impression.]
a) Honest
____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
Dishonest
b) Trustworthy
____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
Untrustworthy
c) Strong leader ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
Weak leader
d) Compassionate____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
Unsympathetic
e) Knowledgeable____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
Poorly informed
f) Well-rounded ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
Single-issue candidate


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