The Election Of The Last Election

As citizens of the United State of America, one of our most important rights is that of which to vote. By voting, the general population has a say in who its leaders are. Votes for local, state, and even federal representatives directly reflect who the constituents want in office. However, America’s highest office is not elected by a vote of the people. Instead we use a confusing and outdated system called the Electoral College. Our president is not elected by the people, but by 538 electors who can legally vote for whomever they choose. Several times in our nations history an elector has voted against the people’s will. Three presidents have been elected into office by the electoral college and

Most Americans are confident on who they vote for during elections. With the upcoming election people have strong opinions that they stand by when dealing with the candidates. We as proud citizens vote because we believe that our candidate should be in office and in charge of our country. That is why it is hard for people to hear that most people’s votes do not actually do anything. The Electoral College decides the candidate for us without the public even knowing. That is why the Electoral College needs to be fixed or disbanded.

Unlike other countries, The Unites States has a process that we go through when we are electing presidents.¬ If a person wants to be President, they announce themselves before the first primary election which is held in February and is the year before the actual election. Primary elections are elections that are held in each state and helps the individual political parties decide whom their Presidential and Vice Presidential

“You’re a woman, how could you not vote for Hillary Clinton?” “I’m African American so I have to vote for Barack Obama.” “I need to vote for George W. Bush because he is the Republican candidate and I’m a registered Republican.” “It is my religious obligation to vote for John F. Kennedy.” “I’m from the Massachusetts Bay Colony, so I must vote for John Adams!” Since the United States gained its independence from Britain in 1776, citizens have misused one of the greatest powers granted to them by the Constitution—the power to vote! Uninformed voters feel obligated to vote for the candidate who is most like themselves, whether it be their race, gender, religion or political party. They are blinded by these identifying factors and fail to look deeper into the candidates’ positions on issues and their primary platform. This is known as voter immaturity. The key to voting responsibly is accepting the privilege of being an informed participant in a living democracy.

Does your vote really matter? Think about it you vote for a president, but the president elect isn’t determined until about 4 to 5 days after you vote. Why is that? There’s a little thing called electoral college and it’s a group of people who formally casts votes for the election of the president and vice president. The electoral college votes shouldn’t be used in the presidential election because, they take away the whole point of giving the people a voice, it gives people false sense of hope, and it distorts the presidential campaign. So then why do we have a popular vote, why do we vote if our votes aren’t formally used?

There are many ways in which parties may select a candidate for elected office in the United States. For example, one way is through primary elections. This means the people decide which candidate gets to represent the people in the general elections. Another example is through closed primaries, however through this method only registered voters can cast a ballot from their party. Next are open primaries, these primaries allow the other party as well as independent members to be selected as candidates. Generally, closed primaries are the preferred method due to prevention of influencing factors of the other parties. When candidates cannot get the majority vote, they will go through a runoff primary. This eliminates all but the two candidates

There you are, standing in the booth looking at the screen and all the candidates to choose from. You have entered all your votes except for the most important one. Who will you pick to be the president of the United States? You have been thinking about this decision for months. Who do you want to vote for? That is the question that plagues Americans every election year. The problem is most people do not have a complete understanding of the issues our country is facing. As well, they do not understand the plans each candidate has to deal with these issues. Another issue we face is that one out of every 10 Americans does not care about politics at all. This begs the question, how can we elect a president when so many people in our country are

In my opinion the recent presidential election was beyond lame. I voted but at the polls this guy would give us these pamphlets that I always throw away. My parents would always vote but when they were younger then. At this point in time, they were passed a guide ballot by the dude at the polls but they always do

The election of 2000 was the closest and most controversial election in all U.S. history. This event was the fierce competition full of irregularities and unfairness between George W. Bush and Al Gore to become the first president elected in the 21st century that turned into an intense political and legal battle to decide the presidency. It was such an interesting and unique election because unlike how elections are supposed to work, the election of 2000, for many unique reasons, did not end with a clear winner. This event was not only an election, but a test of american democracy that challenged many people’s trust in the american court system, and left millions of americans asking the question, who really won the election of

An election for the President of the United States occurs every four years (one term) on Election day held the first Tuesday of November. Before the general elections candidates from both parties running for president got through multiple of primaries and caucuses. Although primaries and caucus are different, both serve the same purpose- for that state to help choose the political parties’ nominees for the general election. In a primary members vote for a candidate to represent them in the general election. In a caucus members choose a candidate through a series of discussions and votes. Each party holds a national convention where the final presidential nominee is chosen. The candidate then gets to choose a vice president candidate with them.

This November I get to exercise my constitutional right to vote in the presidential election for the first time. This opportunity is something that I have looked forward to for a very long time. I’ve developed a rather heavy interest in politics over the past year or so, and have been actively following the race to the presidency between Clinton and Trump. But despite my interest in politics, I have been rather quiet on Facebook about my political beliefs and my feelings on this election. While this is in part due to my lack of desire to post my political beliefs for the web, it is mostly because this election, I 'm doing something that would shock my younger self; I am voting for Clinton.

Not once in all of American History have more than 50% of all registered US citizens cast their vote in support for the next president of the United States. On Election Day, more than half of the country stay home on election night. There are many different reasons for this. For example, people just don’t have time to go to the polls on Tuesday or they’re too busy to register in the first place. However, the largest reason why people don’t go to the polls is because most people simply don’t care about the election. There are 3 main reasons for this large amount of voter apathy.

The differences between primary and general elections are primary resulted to be less voter turnout comparing to general elections. Furthermore, general elections are the official public elections to decide who will take over the office, completely administered by the public officials, state/county

Everyone has a problem with the government, whether it is paying too much in taxes, military spending or the political power in office. We all for the most part want to see some sort of change for the better, but rarely does anyone ever exercise a plan to put that change in motion. Our government using a simple but efficient tactic can address these types issues purely through the power of voting. Yet over forty percent of Americans didn’t vote in the 2012 presidential elections, as America ranks twentieth out of twenty-one countries in voter turnout. This is rapidly growing into a serious problem marring our generation and the future of our country. We the people have the power to show our governing body that we are interested in the well being of our nation while educating ourselves in the process. Voting is fast, easy and puts the power into the individual by actively trying to better the United States. By passing a law that requires all eligible U.S. citizens to vote in all voting sessions, we will put a stop to voter apathy by completely integrating the entire nation in American politics.

We are all feeling the Exhaustion, everyone seems to be Burning Out, and deciding to let the chips fall where they may.