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Debating the Politics DA

Debating the Politics DA. By Jason Russell University of Oklahoma. Why Politics?. It’s the real reason most things don’t get done The DA can (almost) always outweigh the case It’s a researcher’s DA; the evidence is always out there It’s a common CP net benefit (offense/defense).

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Debating the Politics DA

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  1. Debating the Politics DA By Jason Russell University of Oklahoma

  2. Why Politics? • It’s the real reason most things don’t get done • The DA can (almost) always outweigh the case • It’s a researcher’s DA; the evidence is always out there • It’s a common CP net benefit (offense/defense)

  3. Politics Glossary • Political Capital • The Docket • Horse-trading • Coattails • Teflon/Lightning Rod • Bully Pulpit • Divided Government/ • Do-Nothing Congress

  4. What’s the deal w midterms? • November 2, 2010 • 36 Senate seats, entire House • 58 D, 40 R, 2 I = Senate • 256 D, 178 R, 1 V = House • Filibuster-proof majority in the Senate • Historically, President’s party loses House • Out of Session: 8-7 to 9-12 • In the meantime, limited (if any) agenda

  5. The Components of the Politics DA • UQ, Link, Internal Link, Impact • Politics has pressure points – Know them, use them • Time investment is critical • Evidence, evidence, evidence

  6. UQ • Issue specific UQ v. Link UQ • Issue specific is evidence on the impact scenario passing (Law of the Sea will pass) • Link uq is evidence on the general agenda (Obama’s political capital is high) • Thumpers/PLUQ (Predictive Link UQ) • Evidence that something will inevitably occur between the plan and the impact scenario that answers their link (So, the Energy Bill won’t be voted on until Sept; In August, the new budget will sap political capital)

  7. Debating UQ • Controlling issue specific UQ (Walls of Ev) • What if it’s true – UQ outweighs the Link • Comparing warrants • Know your current politics • Know the timeline of the debate on your bill (making post-dating matter) • Compare qualifications (official pronouncements v. analysts) • Momentum (Direction of UQ) • Vote counts/Likely Voters • Presidential Capital

  8. UQ CP • WTF! • 2NC CP to fix a UQ problem w your DA • Not on the docket? Put it there. • Thumper hosed your UQ? Ban it! • DO NOT CP TO PASS THE BILL (Perm solves link) • Is it ok? Probably – Still competes w the aff and it’s a constructive. Aff doesn’t have a right to a particular politics answer AND if it’s ok in the 1N, it’s ok in the 2n. Can you read a new DA? Obvi.

  9. Links • Lobbies • Influential politicians (President, VP, Sec of State, etc.) • House/Senate Leaders • Voting Blocs • Key States • Caucuses

  10. Debating the Link • Spin (Media, political) • What’s in a name? • Blame/Credit (Agencies? Courts?) • Theoretical issues (FIAT Solves) • Direction of the link (Always a link?) • Winners win • Key internal links • Salience/Perception • Diversity

  11. Internal Links • “Political capital is key to x” • Often, the crappiest part of the politics DA • Often, also, the part w the greatest paucity of evidence • Obviously other internals, (x key to solve warming, oil dependence, etc. – an internal link is just a connector between link and impact)

  12. Debating the Internal Link • Coming, but controversial • Typically, the only way to beat the internal link is if the issue is not on the docket • Sometimes, it’s not being pushed (i.e. the President or Congress is floating the idea, but not investing in it) • Bottom of the Docket • Intrinsicness • Midterms is a bigger pressure point – Can the plan swing the election? Does the issue effect national politics enough?

  13. Impacts • The bill the plan stops would be good or the bill they cause would be bad. • Divided government good/bad • Democratic control good/bad

  14. Debating Impacts • TF, Magnitude, Probability, Quality • Aim high – Bigger is better, the Block • DA turns the Case • “Every war is worse in a world w …” • “…magnifies oppression” • “Causes another conflict in…”

  15. Other Politics DA’s • Congressional unity • State politics • Court politics

  16. K’s of the Politics DA • Lincoln Credibility – Worst reason not to do something, maintains the SQ • Game Framing – Making politics look like a horse race makes people feel like they’re irrelevant, inducing apathy (Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Joseph Capella, Thomas Patterson)

  17. Conclusion • Politics is sick • Thanks!

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