David Redlawsk

Primary elections are elections held previous to a Presidential election to decide upon the presidential candidate from the two main parties. These are held in each state, each of which then goes on to sponsor the winning candidate of their primary at the national convention, where the party’s presidential candidate is announced. This method of choosing a candidate came about due to the McGovem/Fraser Commission of 1968 (where Mayor Daley refused McGovem the chance to run as he was too liberal). It replaced the old system of decisions being made in ‘smoke filled rooms’ where party bosses were all powerful and made the decision.

Still this state holds a crucial role for both party’s elections. The state of Iowa is the first to cast its ballots. Those ballots are a very good indicators of the way other votes across the nation will vote. According to the recent polls, it is still undecided in Iowa. People are very indecisive about who they can vote. Despite multiple visits by the both candidates, voters are still unsure in this 11th hour. The reason behind the both candidates’ numerous visit is the fact that Iowa is the first to vote and whoever wins it, can have a head start. Hillary Clinton is most likely would strive to grab those six votes. The reason is the state has voted the Democratic candidate in five of the last six elections. But Hillary is not a popular choice towards the state’s most conservative Christians. While Hillary has succeeded to sway some conservative and Republican women to her side, she has still yet to convince her Democratic nominee running mate, Bernie Sanders supporters and young people. Lot of people in Iowa thinks both of the candidates are going to be disastrous towards this nation. Bryan Branscomb, an IT Specialist, said “Honestly, I'm a little lost. I feel both would be a detriment to the country." Some Iowans would still vote for Bernie Sanders if they could. So now, only thing I could say that no one knows who will own the state of Iowa this November

This paper will talk about the presidential primaries in the United States of America. It will explain what a primary election is, and where it comes from historically, also how it fits into today’s society. Another topic it will cover is how the primary process has played out so far this year, how some of the contenders are currently faring in the race for presidency. It will also cover the strong suits of the primaries and some of the major flaws of the primaries. The last topic this paper will cover is whether or not the people of the United States should understand and care about the presidential Primaries.

The Electoral College is the system the United States have used to elect the President for the past two hundred years. In this essay, the reader will see that although it did the best way to represent the will of the American people, and in this essay a better alternative will be proposed to the reader. The Electoral college was created in September sixth, nineteen-eighty-seven, and was described as (founder definition) and was meant to allow a stronger South, who by using the three-fifths compromise of 1787 to allow themselves more votes and ensure they are given the most federal power (Amar). This paper will show the reader that the Electoral College is flawed in the way that minority candidates can be elected, less populated states are overrepresented, and swing states are given the most attention.

When David Sills was just 13 years old he was dazzling college coaches with his arm but now he’s on the opposite side of the spectrum, catching passes.

Author Dave Price couldn’t have come up with a more fitting title for his book. Caucus Chaos delves right into the multitude of campaign stops, fundraising events, town hall meetings, meet and greet breakfasts, backroom dealings, straw polls, state fair appearances, questionable victory announcements, party infighting, heated phone calls, etcetera that culminated into the chaotic event that was the 2012 Republican Iowa Caucus. The thesis of Price’s text appears to be that the Iowa Republican Party was too indecisive in deciding who it wanted to represent the party in the 2012 Presidential election. And as mentioned in the text, “their indecision on picking the “best” candidate to beat President Barack Obama mirrored the country. While Republicans

Hello, my name is Hannah and today I am going to talk about the Electoral College. The book I read was called “We Elect a President” by Tara and Emma Ross. I do not have it with me because it was an E-Book. It talks about how and why the Founders created our Electoral College.

Iowa caucuses: Ted Cruz wins; Clinton declares victory Every four years the beginning of the Presidential election begins with one of the most important events of the election, the Iowa Caucus. It is an electoral event where residents of the U.S. state of Iowa meet in precinct caucuses in all of Iowa's 1,681 precincts. Since 1972 the first major electoral event for nominating the President of the United States has been the Iowa Caucus. How does a state such as Iowa without much diversity and small population have so much power over the presidential election?

Ever since President Carter, there have been disputes of how to reform the election process of electing the Democratic nominee for the general election. Both teams presented their arguments explicitly of why or why not the superdelegates should be abolished from the Presidential Nomination System. Both teams were only able to touch at least one main argument from the assigned reading and provided examples of present and past events to reinforce their position. However, the negative team seemed more compelling because of contradictory argument found within the affirmative team position paper, their strong use of the assigned readings main argument in contrast to the affirmative team, and their solid arguments validating the superdelegates representation

To Go Down… We All Go Down In the poem “Titanic” by David R. Slavitt, the speaker trying to tell the reader that everyone is going to eventually leave. In the poem Slavitt is using metaphors and imagery in the poem to express that everyone is going to eventually leave. Slavitt compares what he is talking about to the Titanic and how some people on the boat dyed in cold water, Slavitt writes “Not so bad , after all.

At the conclusion of President Barack Obama’s historical consecutive terms in office there is going to be a large number of candidates that are vying for the nominations of the respective parties. Due to the constitutional term limits imposed on the President, Obama is barred to seek re-election in 2016. While there are about 10 candidates running for the republicans, there are only two still in the running for the Democratic Party. The way candidates are recognized by their respective parties to become a candidate for the United States Presidency is first by receiving an invitation to compete in the primaries, then being included in the nationwide polls, as well as being on the ballot for at least 75% of all states. At the conclusion of the February 1st caucus there were 3 Democrats and 10 republicans who were still in the Presidential race, since then one Democratic candidate had dropped out.

In a study conducted by Andrew K. Przybyliski(2014), the author states the correlation between the amount of time children spend playing electronic games each day and the effect on the way children adjust psychologically. The researcher proposes three different hypotheses in which he wants to prove this claim. In his first hypothesis he states that low levels of play, one hour, will enable a child to adjust more easily than other children. While his second hypothesis states that moderate levels of play, one to three hours, leads to both positive and negative adjustment. The final hypothesis states that high levels of play, three or more hours, most likely cause negative effects on the way children adjust.

In contrast, a caucus is a public vote in which people in specific regions meet up and physically move from one side of a room to another after listening to candidates ' debates to make their choice. When the primaries/caucuses are over, the delegates, who represent the votes of the citizens, travel to their parties ' national convention in which the delates meet with super delegates. It is here that together, they make their choice for presidential nominee (Olson, 2016). I believe this current system is not democratic enough because front-loading of presidential campaigns has many drawbacks.

David Hesmondhalgh claims that, “as the media came to dominate symbol-making in the twentieth century, more and more people have aspired to work in the supposed glamour of the cultural industries” (2013, 83). While creative work and symbolic creation may be “glamorous” for some, Hesmondhalgh reminds us that a greater percentage of individuals wanting to work professionally in the cultural industries have failed in comparison to those who have succeeded (2013, 83). That being said, prior to embarking on a career in the lucrative cultural industries, it is important to research the conditions shaping work in the complex professional era. This essay will analyze the positive and negative aspects of working as a digital journalist to demonstrate how workplace flexibility, stress, precarious labor, limited creativity autonomy, and future job insecurity are defining factors of work for journalists. As

The introduction to electoral primaries widened my perspective of the presidential elections. I learned the different kinds primary procedures utilized across the country. To promote voter participation, an open primary is used. Caucus methods being one version of electoral primary, however, is among the least used in the US.