Political Disadvantages

1. What are Political Disadvantages?

a. Political consequences of doing the aff b. Assumptions 1. Obama does the plan 2. Actions on one plan affect others c. Impact is a different agenda item

2. Why are Politics DAs worthwhile?

a. Guaranteed link virtually any round b. Up to date means you can beat almost anyone

3. What are the core elements of the politics DA?

a. Cheat sheet below

4. How to write a politics DA

a. Internal link political capital is key to something b. Uniqueness it will be close but will pass now c. Links to everything you can think of d. Impacts need to be well backed up for impact turn debates

5. How to run a politics DA

a. read only specific links in the 1NC b. Have an overview at the top of the page c. Consider new impact scenarios if they will help outweigh the case

6. How to answer a politics DA

a. 2-3 uniqueness cards b. 2 link turns c. several analytics d. impact d

Cheat Sheet
NUMBER ONE RULE OF THE POLITICS DA KNOW WHO SUPPORTS OR OPPOSES THE PLAN AND THE AGENDA ITEM IN THE DISAD IMPACT. I. Internal Links
A. Public Popularity --Elections --Some people say public popularity furthers the Presidents agenda B. Congressional Popularity C. House vs. Senate D. Democrat vs. Republican E. Other Subgroups (Blue Dog Democrats for instance) F. Political Lobbies (how powerful are they in Congress?)

II. Uniqueness
A. Ultimately dependent on the Internal Link Story B. Methods of comparison --Conclusiveness --Vote Counts --Recency --Which group is key? --Source(s) --Author qualifications --Historical accuracy --Specificity (vs. Generic) --Warrants --Predictiveness C. Types of uniqueness --Capital is high --Focused now --Key groups do/dont support the agenda item now --Impact Uniqueness --Link Uniqueness

III. Link Debates

A. Winners Win: B. Winners Lose: C. Losers Lose: D. Losers Win: E. Olive Branch: F. Opposite Party Backlash

G. Compromising Key to Agenda H. Flip-Flop Links I. Leverage Links: Congress, not President, does the plan J. Who supports/opposes the plan?