Growing Up In Presidential Elections

George Washington foresaw a nation led astray by divisive politics. Nearly 219 years since the printing of his “Farewell Address”, Washington’s understanding of an emergent party system, and ideological extremism, could not have been more correct in its projections of instability. The phrase “You’re either with us, or against us” was once used to describe foreign policy on terror, but now presidential candidates rally thousands by encouraging the ideal. As a student at Appalachian State University, I hope to pursue pragmatic solutions to the systemic errors of political polarization. The United States is a nation of tremendous diversity, and if we wish to understand the needs of our fellow Americans, we must work together, not against one other.

Election Day is a standout amongst the most energizing days of the year. Our country meets up to choose a leader who will speak to us on the worldwide stage for the following four years. We will choose a leader that will remain for our rights as natives, students, representatives and businesses. We will choose a leader that will ideally stay faithful to their obligations. It is a major

In the article “Hype Versus Substance in Network Television Coverage of Presidential Election Campaigns”, authors Julia R. Fox, James R. Angelini, and Christopher Goble analyze political coverage on broadcast news during the final weeks of presidential elections. In the end they found that in the final weeks of campaigns many voters are still undecided. “Voters making up their minds at the end of the campaign tend to be less partisan and more likely to use-and to be influenced by-media messages in making their decision ” (Fox, J., Angelini, J., & Goble, C). This tends to be enough to cause a last minute “swing” in an election. With this being said the authors also found that these broadcast news stations very rarely address the critical

For approximately 227 years there have been presidential elections. During those 230 years we have had 44 different presidents and the 45th president is going to be decided in less than 2 months. The 2 main party candidates this year are Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Hillary Clinton is the Democratic Nominee and the wife of former president Bill Clinton, and Donald Trump is the Republican Nominee and have already been in the spotlight for many years as he is a famous businessman. As of September 27th Trump is ahead in the polls not by a massive percentages though, and that’s probably because she is more dignified than Trump. However the polls are closer than ever as Trump is turning more dignified and it’s starting to become very close. During this essay I will break down the facts and compare the pros and cons of both candidates and trying my best not to be biased.

Many people don’t understand the influence that the media and social has on the outcome of an election. As a result our decision making for the candidate can be compromised at

It is the chaotic month of November, and the fate of America lies in one candidate’s hands. With the election coming to its scandalous end, the country has been a tremendous user of television, internet, newspaper, and radio. Presidential nominee, Donald Trump has not hesitated in releasing numerous shocking statements, and the reporters have not resisted their urge of publishing his words. Nevertheless, it is evident that, “By decreasing the effort necessary for journalists to gather information, politicians can garner substantially more media attention for themselves” (Niven). But, as one inspects the features of all mass media closely, a pattern of specific contents and people constantly being under the radar can be noticed. The boundless attention from viewers, reporters and advertisers bring fame, and support to candidates, whether it being for negative or positive purposes. While covering every aspect of candidates, “The mass media’s representation of campaign discourse influences whether voters have the opportunity to scrutinize the candidates’ issue priorities and policy proposals” (Hayes). High ratings, biased opinions, exaggerated news, and politically incorrect expressions are usually the type of contents drawing the society to itself. Similarly, due to his erratic and unexpected behavior, Trump has gained vast news coverage, risen to fame through social media, and gotten both honored and dishonored simultaneously throughout his candidacy.

Presidential elections are not isolated from national or world macro events, macro events across the nation and the globe play out with untold influence on economies and stock markets. International macro events are countless; they can even have an impact at a state level in the U.S. Below are a few examples of international macro events as derived from the California Department of Finance (CDOF) website “Chronology of Significant Events”:

If the news was not manipulated to benefit one party’s best interests, society could manage to make choices which may make a difference to the growth of a nation. Voters can make better decisions when electing new leaders in office, people can band together to find justice for a single cause, and most importantly, people will feel more empowered citizens. As businesses drive the direction of a nation with limited coverage on stories, one's belief on a matter becomes discouraged from making changes. Thinking about the current candidates running for office. The media have exploited Donald Trump's behavior to minimize the pressing matter which include the actual principles each candidate intends to stand by as president. How does one decide who to put into office without understanding the consequences of their decision?

The practice of allowing citizens to vote for their leadership is currently used in two-thirds of the world’s countries. As such, it is imperative to the basic freedoms of the public that those citizens are properly educated on the matters they vote for. However, several cases of “voter’s remorse”, such as that over the American presidency of Donald Trump or Britain’s decision to leave the EU, imply that more work needs to be done in this regard. A good starting point might be to raise awareness of logical fallacies, strategies that the media uses to sway opinion with implication rather than fact. Several examples of these logical fallacies can be seen during the 2016 Presidential Election, leading up to the

In an idealistic world it would be proper to say that all voters are extremely well-informed on all the nuances, platforms and information regarding elections and their vying candidates. However, voters do not determine the election’s outcome purely on the basis of the candidates’ merit, competence and convictions but rather there are other factors that play a role as well. Moreover, campaigns are stimulus fields that try to produce psychological mediators like persuading, priming or framing. However, before the voters can even receive any information, there is variance in the delivery of information in the first place. And this leads to knowledge gaps which in turn are reflected in the voters’ decisions which, for the most part, are based on their preconceived dispositions and as such, the information that they receive through various venues does not persuade them as much as it simply affirms their position.

The most difficult, and frankly most annoying, thing about politics is the massive controversy between different political parties. Nearly everyone has differing opinions on how this country should be run and fierce debates break out which leads to problems getting solved at a delayed time. How can we progress through this inconvenience? It would be finding the best of both worlds. Republican candidate

Never before has the political climate been as divisive as it is today. As of late, families and friendships are polarizing and hindering due to the intense partisanship that accounts as today’s norm. By today’s standards when thinking about a Democrat, one would automatically assume their views are extremely left wing, extremely liberal, and have contemporary views. In contrast, Republicans are seen as extremely right wing, conservative, programmed toward more traditional beliefs and practices (405). In a visual retrospect it is as though a steam boat could drive between the two political parties and do fairly little damage to the bipartisan individuals that seem to be going extinct. America’s political climate is especially detached and

The election is when the citizens elect a running candidate to be president. The president is the one who can have bills passed on the people behalf and speak for the people in America. The president is the person who the citizens vote for to lead them into economic success, new government policies and equal rights for all citizens. The election is held every four years for the presidency. A presidency term lasts four years and could be shorter if the president is impeached. Impeachment is when the president is voted out of office by the house of representatives. Furthermore, the two candidates running could not have more controversy throughout their careers and are high profile people in America. The two exasperate each other in some form, almost every time the other gives his or her comments about their opponent. They are well-known people who have ideas that could either improve or dwindle the success in America, however they both have a chance to leave their impact in American history rather it be virtuous or depraved. The two candidates are Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. Donald Trump is known for being a highly recognizable business man. His economic skills could do America well, but his inability to understand minorities and the citizens could affect his chances. Hillary Clinton is known for being the wife of former president Bill Clinton. Hillary is more compelling to minorities, the low-class citizens, and the middle-class citizens, but her lack of austerity and

As seen on the internet, a popular topic that may be seen or heard about is the 2016 presidential election. One may say that it is absurd to already be discussing the election so many months ahead, however, since this is an election to choose the leader of this country, many procedures are to be accomplished beforehand.

Political institutions shape citizens lives. They shape their freedoms and restrictions, their opportunities and motivations, and to have uninformed voters can mean detrimental outcomes on what these are. It has been shown that there is too much reliance on the mainstream media to provide for us what as the public ultimately needs to know, and therefore what the media chooses to share with us can change our perceptions on parties. This is dangerous for two reasons. The first is that there is information that the mass media cannot share with us because they find it unimportant or unbeneficial to them, thus meaning we are unable