Democratic Party Pros And Cons

Yet it is a swing state. The record shows despite the victory of President Obama in the state of North Carolina, the state is dominantly Republican since 1960s. Based on the facts, there are slightly more Democratic voters in North Carolina (2.8 million) than Republican voters (2.0 million). 54% of the voters consist of women. These facts favor Hillary Clinton but still both parties would campaign heavily for those 15 electoral votes. According to the early vote in North Carolina, 40 percent of the electorate already cast the ballot and the amount portrays a significant lead towards the former Secretary of State. Overall, Mrs. Clinton led the early votes by 51 to 39 percent in three way race and 53-39 percent in two-way race. Researchers found out the amount of Democratic voters in North Carolina declined in 2016 compared to the amount four years ago. On the other hand, the amount of Republican voters increased this year compared to the amount in 2012. The number of registered Democratic voters declined by 5.1 percent and the number of early voters have dipped by 3.1 percent. This shows the number of Democratic turnout hasn’t dropped as much as the number of registered Democrats. Another side of the early votes show the early votes of Black voters dropped from 28 percent in 2008 to 23 percent in 2016. This shows the lack of enthusiasm from the North Carolina black voters. It

Time magazine shows how much popularity and support Sanders has received (“The Gospel” 34). A politician who is not afraid to stand up for what he or she trusts will make this nation grow for the future. Bernie Sanders shows this nation that if freedom and equality is given regardless of what color skin you are, where you come from, or how much money and power you have, will make a better

In 2003 the Democrats still figured out how to hold a 17-15 point of interest inside the state's U.S. House delegation, a bonus to the new electoral map was intended to undo. The Republicans' manage to hang on to the administration and the Democrats' determination to recapture lost ground uncover however far the state has come since the times of the democratic form of government. In 2004, both parties admonished the committee to get out the vote through time-regarded grassroots organizing on the local and precinct levels, while at the same time using new innovations and methods to expand partisan mobilization. As a quick come about, in numerous parts of the state, turnout sailed above historic averages.

We have come a long way from a time when only white, affluent, property owning males could vote. In terms of ‘voting rights’ it was a gradual expansion of the vote, which slowly began to expand to all whites, individuals once labeled slaves or ‘aliens’, African Americans, military personal and women. To vote in the United States, no longer do you need to pass a literacy test, but you must be a U.S citizen and at least 18 years old on Election Day. In addition, some states also require various periods of residency before voting is permitted. Furthermore some states restrict felons or those mentally incompetent to vote. In Massachusetts, for the first time, there was Early Voting. During this period, October 24th to November 4th, registered voters were allowed to cast their ballots. During this period of Early voting, I along with a group of classmates had the engaging opportunity to be an exit pollster. We decided to canvas much of the Boston area, with hopes of a ranging demographic. This hands-on experience, working with a team in carrying out the exit poll, allowed for a greater insight to the dynamics of election administration, a deeper understanding on the rights of voters and voter turn out, technique for attaining a random sample, the role of the interviewer and importance of survey design.

Not having much of any political affiliations or even experience in any town meetings I was caught off guard that the audience did not just include democratic supporters but supporters of all parties, coming together for a town meeting to discuss the issues at hand to better the community. While I was shocked at how much older everyone was I was glad that they all cared so much about the community they lived in to set aside their differences and work together to make the town a better place for everyone. There were candidates for positions I was not aware existed. Michelle Jones running for State House, Jim Barksdale

Sanders was born and raised in the New York City borough of Brooklyn and graduated from the University of Chicago in 1964. While a student he was an active civil rights protest organizer for the Congress of Racial Equality and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. After settling in Vermont in 1968, Sanders ran unsuccessful third-party campaigns for governor and U.S. senator in the early to mid-1970s. As an independent, he was elected mayor of Burlington, Vermont 's most populous city, in 1981, and was reelected three times. In 1990 he was elected to represent Vermont 's at-large congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives. In 1991 Sanders co-founded the Congressional Progressive Caucus. He served as a congressman for 16 years before being elected to the U.S. Senate in 2006. In 2012, he was reelected with 71% of the popular

Absentee ballots became big in the 2016 presidential election. There were nearly 78,000 returning ballots for the state of South Carolina in the Republican and Democratic parties. These numbers were double the numbers of the 2008 elections, which was also marked as a record high turnout. Absentee ballots are used by an immense number of Americans in our society today. The absentee ballot process is quick and easy and benefits everyone who is eligible for the ballot.

Blow, points out as why Bernie could win a state like Michigan. While, Clinton has the advantage in the south because she has the more connecting roots towards the south. Blow says that the south “favors regional candidates and the shunning of outsiders,” so someone like Clinton could win. While, in Michigan the regional and racial differences is why Bernie won. The reason Bernie Sanders won the Michigan primary is because of the increase voting for him in the racial category of African Americans. “The nonwhite portion of voters in Michigan’s Democratic primary, according to exit polls, was 30 percent. Furthermore, 21 percent was African-American. More important, Sanders won a larger share of the black vote in Michigan than he had won in any of the Southern states for which there were exit polls.” Sanders winning the African American vote in majority is how he could defeat Clinton. Specifically, “Sanders won just 11 percent of the black vote in Mississippi, but he won 28 percent of it in Michigan.” These statements implies that in the northern cities getting the minority voting majority, specifically African Americans, is where a candidate could

The Sanders campaign is mounting a last ditch effort to persuade most of the 712 super-delegates (541 of whom have already declared for Clinton) to reconsider, on the premise that Sanders has the better shot at beating Trump. They're increasingly in a go-for-broke mood. Many Sanders supporters are far more militant than Sanders himself, and some are openly expressing the

The author has used data from different researchers to support his ideas as to the contributing factors related to voter turnout. The author also uses a comparative perspective to help explain and show how factors related to an election effect voter turnout. Here in North Carolina, we had voter-ID laws for a short time frame, and I saw the effects first hand on voter turnout. Personally, I do not have a driver’s license. Even though I have a learner’s permit, I can see where someone who is in my position who does not have any form of identification decides to skip the polls altogether because he/she does not want to go through the hassle of obtaining a permit or identification card in order to vote. To me, voting is extremely important, and as a government major, I have began to witness firsthand, how having a large voter turnout can have on the result of an

There was mixed feedback recorded, a lot of unaware voters. The team overcame the voter fatigue by bringing into play the involvement of the person in the issues presented by Lesley Cohen. Voters were receptive to our information and many agreed with her stance on priorities like education, jobs, and the environment. We knocked on a couple of voters that had been canvassed in the past but were still encouraged this time around to cast their vote in Cohen’s direction. Overall the day ended on a positive note and it was good to see voters planning when and where they are supporting our candidate.

Low turnout rates in national election are a major problem caused by voter’s lack of motivation and lack of interest form the newer generations. Low turnout rates evolved into a major problem as the amount of voters had been on the a constant decline since the 1960s, where the Kennedy-Nixon race of 1960 peak at a 63% turnout and the latter elections fail to deliver such high rate (Patterson 2002, p. 4). The turnout then plunged to only 49% in the 1996 election due to the one-sided nature of the Clinton-Dole race, it was noted that 96.3 million Americans voted and 100.3 million opted to let it be (Patterson 2002, p. 4). This is a clear display to lack of motivation/interest from voters, the lopsided race made voting unattractive, nobody wanted to

Bernie Sanders won super saturday in New Hampshire, Vermont, Oklahoma, Minnesota, Colorado, Kansas and Nebraska.He also defeated Clinton on Super Saturday. He swept the caucuses away in Kansas and Nebraska, while Clinton had the Louisiana's primary vote. Although Sanders continues to seem to have an advantage over Clinton when it comes to caucuses, at this point in the race she seems to be conquering sanders. Sanders has performed well in caucus states where devoted party activists play huge role for him. That is especially true in Nebraska, where only registered Democrats were allowed to participate.Sanders also beat Clinton in the Minnesota and Colorado caucuses on March 1. The victory in Nebraska, where the vast majority of Democratic voters

Beforehand, I had conducted some research as to what was going to be on the ballot. I knew about the major candidates, but I wanted to know what I would be voting for locally, like judges and bond issues since those things affect my community. When the time came to vote I arrived at my local polling place. I received a ballot marked and submitted it, and received a sticker

Getting out the vote (GOTV) is a very important activity in an election campaign. Within a typical polling precinct, campaign