2016 Presidential Election Reflection

The election of 2016 was an event that brought out the worst in Americans. Joanne B. Freeman describes that the constant arguing between voters and the persistent burlesquing between candidates in the most recent election is not all that different than the 1800 election. Both elections also used forms of media of the time to gain votes. The media of 1800 were newspapers, rather than instagram posts and tweets. I agree with these notions and that the election of 1800 is not a “stepping-stone to modern party politics”. I think this way as well. The two elections are extremely different because the recent election was majority focused on the two-party system, while the 1800 election came down to two candidates of the same, democratic-republican,

To sum up the 2016 presidential election cycle in one word: anomalous. Unconventional candidates and unprecedented campaign strategies made for one of the zaniest election years to date. And yet, this election was not free from the traditional problems regarding voter turnout, which has historically had a tremendous impact on the results of elections; whichever demographics turn out—or fail to—on that fateful Tuesday will determine the winners and the losers. Logically, then, the federal government should want to give as many people as possible the chance to get to the polls. However, this is simply not the case. The American Election day falls on a work day, unlike that of many global democratic counterparts. As such, work obligations frequently prevent a large proportion of Americans from casting their ballots, thereby potentially skewing the election results, and acting as a form of voter suppression. Making election day a holiday would prove to be entirely too costly to the economy; instead, election day should simply fall on a weekend day. This would give more Americans the opportunity to exercise their democratic rights and therefore result in a more accurate reflection of the desires of the American people.

A little over two years ago, the Republican Party surprised me by electing its first African-American chairman. I would have never thought that it would happen and many had their own ideas why. Whatever the reason, that was now the case and history was made. Not being of this party, I can not speak directly to the affect he had on this party but what I can say is how much of his election made me begin to see both parties moving forward and America finally beginning to turn the page on race relations. I knew that we still have a very long way to go to finally putting race relations in our rearview mirror but it was a very big step and one that should be applauded. I looked at the Republican Party in a completely different light and even speculated

The clash of differences in opinion and ideologies fueled by money and emotion build heightened tensions between groups. The Clinton/Trump race has ballooned into a no holds barred brawl between a political and an economic powerhouse. However; as it often is, things are not always as they seem at first glance, because many things behind the scenes fuel the ferocity of the battle between these individuals. One of these things is interest groups.

The United States of America’s 2016 presidential election result, has brought fear among many different groups, such as the women’s rights activist, and women in general. Instead of feeling protected by their country, these women are worrying whether their inherent rights will be a thing of the past, or something that will continue to be primitive with modernistic liberal ideologies. In the 21st century, the rise of feminism has taken its toll on misogyny. However, before feminism, history and other countries today, show how misogyny has lead and continues to belittle women. Due to this oppression, women in certain countries and in history, have not had the power to control their own destiny. The idea of not having control over one’s autonomy, comes as a frightening thought, and an idea that has been fought for decades. With the 2016 presidential election, this is a thought that has cast an overcloud on the results of this presidential election.With the now anti-abortion president-elect Donald Trump, there are women, with some sense of equality, believing they run the risk of no longer having control of their body. Women compared to men, are then put at an inherent disadvantage when it comes to making decisions in regards to their own bodies. Not only does this disregard the steps made by the American society towards equality between men and women, as a group of men make these decisions, but it disrespects a woman 's autonomy. Criminalizing abortions will not stop unwanted

According to the second assessment, I am Libertarian Left since my political compass shows that economic left/right is -1.88, and social libertarian/authoritarian is -2.62.

Donald Trump successfully won the 2016 presidential race by showing that he was anti-establishment. Anti-establishment is exactly what it sounds like; it is anything against the current establishment, or in this case, governmental system. The idea of being anti-establishment is not new; Jimmy Carter claimed to be anti-establishment to gain popularity in his presidential race. Carter 's term, however, proved that he was not anti-establishment. In the 2016 Presidential Election, Donald Trump used similar tactics as Jimmy Carter. Moreover, President-elect Donald Trump 's anti-establishment bluster was undermined by his actions. Trump merely used anti-establishment as an emotional tactic to gain more votes. His anger and strong feelings resonated with people who felt unheard by the government. How could an anti-government approach however, not have ill effects on the attitudes of the people? After the election, there were been more violent outbursts and anti-government demonstrations. The idea of being anti-establishment as president means nothing in practice and creates disunity.

I am attracted to the Democratic Party. I took the political party quiz and answered the questions as honestly as I could. I found the questions to be very interesting and versatile. After viewing my results I looked into The Green Party some more. I am basically an environmentalist and believe taxes are affecting the lower classes and something needs to be done about it. I agreed with all of these issues.

I somewhat agree with the results of this quiz. I always knew I feel politically right, even very far right for that matter. However, I never saw

2016 presidential election of United States of America are scheduled to be held on November 8, 2016, in which voters will choose presidential electors, and they will in turn choose President and Vice president through the Electoral College based on the jurisdiction results. The 2016 presidential election will announce the 45th president and 48th vice president of United States of America. With every single day passing, the US presidential election date is coming closer and debates are on rise of who will win the 2016 presidential election. In United States of America, presidential election polls season starts one year before the elections. They have one more rule that public cannot vote directly; they will chose presidential electors and who

June 16 2015 is when Donald Trump formally announced his candidacy, and also the day the United States lost the world’s respect. At no point during any election have Americans witnessed a presidential campaign as radicalized as Trump’s. For decades, the United States was always known as the promised land for the American Dream, but suddenly that all changed. America was no longer referred to as the land of the free due to this result of this presidential election, which revealed the other side of the United States society. Trump’s campaign was based on everything that America went against such as racism, hate crimes, religious segregation, and sexism. After the results of the 2016 presidential election, we see Trump’s victory as a gateway for norms of racism, hate crimes, religious segregation and sexism to be allowed in America.

Upon taking the political party quiz, my results showed that I am a moderate democrat. Moderate democrats tend to be African Americans between the ages of 18 to 29 (Rubenstein 2016). These results are in fact, reflective of who I am; however, some results from

During the US presidential election of 2016, the world has witnessed an abundance of unprecedented phenomena. From the nomination of the first woman candidate from a major political party to the nomination of first billionaire reality TV star, the election cycle has produced moments that would have been unimaginable a year or two ago. While the media is gleeful to cover the horserace aspect of the election, the question that political scientists are interested is what factors motivates American voters to prefer one candidate over another. Political pundits from both sides have cited identity politics, the personal characters of the candidates and the national and personal economic conditions to support or oppose Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton. The personal qualities of Trump and Clinton made them most unpopular presidential nominees of the modern era. Both candidates have alienated different groups of voters while attracting others. Both of them have proposed two distinct paths for America 's future with different fiscal, domestic and international policies. When making their decision, the voters are evaluating all of these factors to choose the best match candidate for them. Like any other political phenomenon, voting intentions in this election have multiple agents, but I will argue that while group identities, the economics and the qualities of the candidates all influences voters’ intentions, the economic interest of a person has the best correlation with

During the 2016 elections, I was extremely committed to helping elect Democrats to the US House of Representatives, and I greatly admire the work that the DCCC did toward this cause. Now, I would like to begin working on electing as many Democrats as possible to the House in the 2018 elections, and I would like to intern with the DCCC as a result, since the DCCC is the primary organization that works to elect Democrats to the House of Representatives. I have reviewed the application on your website for an internship with the DCCC, and I am confident that my experiences demonstrate that I am committed to helping Democrats take back the House and that I have the knowledge and leadership abilities required to do so.

The 2016 presidential race is one of the closest and most interesting elections in our nation’s history. At the end of 2016, Barack Obama will leave the White House and Americans will be faced will big decision of selecting his successor. On the Democratic ticket is former First Lady, Senator and Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, along with her Vice Presidential running mate, former Virginia senator, Tim Kaine. On the Republican ticket is Businessman and former reality television host, Donald Trump with his pick for Vice President, former governor of Indiana, Mike Pence. Whichever candidate wins the presidency will take on the task of trying to alleviate many of the issues our country faces today. One of those issues is to strengthen our economy and create new jobs within the United States. Hillary Clinton’s plan involves making college debt-free for students, making corporations pay their share of taxes, fixing America’s infrastructure and creating new manufacturing jobs in the United States, just to name a few. Donald Trump’s economic plans involve cutting taxes for all Americans, creating new U.S. jobs, and putting stricter trade policies in place (Hillary Clinton 2016; Donald J. Trump For President).