The Five Candidates: The Five Candidates For President

During the Roosevelt and Kennedy administrations, political science and policymaking had a close relationship. However, this has changed in recent years. However, Samuel Popkin argues that they can still be one in the same. Popkin makes the case that qualities such as character or even a voting record do not actually affect whether the candidate or not will win the Presidency election. In fact, the team surrounding the candidate is a much larger, if not the most import variable in determining his fate in the election. Popkin also speaks of the candidate himself as well as his team saying, “Anyone audacious enough to run must also be agile and resilient, and it is that candidate’s assembled team that determines the level of the candidate’s agility and resilience.”

We hold debates between the Republican and Democrats before the primaries, and then we hold debates between the two remaining presidential candidates. Upon first glance it may appear that the presidential debates are held to get to know the candidate’s positions on the various issues that are important to the American people; however, the format of the debates make it difficult to accomplish that task. Instead, it is more plausible that these debates are held in order to discover what the candidates are like personally because the debates provide ample opportunities for us to discover the candidate’s values. Ultimately, we want to find out the values that these potential presidents have because we want someone we trust to lead the

In recent elections, the image of presidential candidates has become more and more important. With the increase in television popularity the role of the public in presidential elections has grown. It has become more important that American citizens are attracted to a candidate’s personality and image, especially in the most recent election between Clinton and Trump. Where some may say Clinton had sounder political plans and ideas on issues, Trump made up for in appealing to the American demographic with his promise to “make America great again.” With the rise in television popularity, presidential elections have increasingly prioritized images over issues by focusing on the appearance of the candidates in the media, instead of the plans they have for becoming president.

As the election creeps increasingly closer nervous liberal onlookers had all their attention on the Democratic National Convention. On Monday, the 25th of July, Bernie Sanders approached the podium in the Philadelphia Convention Center to deliver his much anticipated speech. Although a formal announcement had not been made on the nominee, most individuals knew that the race was all but over for Mr. Sanders. With that being said, the audience which was overflowing with liberals, could not have been more upset with the imminent nomination outcome. The audience 's age gap varied but many of the crowd were in the 20-40 year old bracket. Given these points, my decision on the success of Sanders rhetoric will be given at the end of this paper.

As of right now, I believe that the two main presidential contenders for the November 2016 presidential elections will be Donald Trump (Republican) and Hillary Clinton (Democrat). Both of these presidential candidates are currently leading in the presidential primaries and appear to be gaining more momentum than the other candidates in their political party. Moreover, I believe the top three ‘hot button’ political issues of this presidential election will be:

On September 26, 2016, the first of four debates was hosted by Hofstra University in New York. The debate was between Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican candidate Donald Trump. This was a much anticipated debate because it was not only the first of four, but it was the first time for divided America to pick a side and candidate that they could identify with after the primaries were over and we were left with these two options. These two candidates were asked questions by moderator Lester Holt, anchor of NBC Nightly News.

In the first Presidential debate, the nominee presented their policy descriptions for their tenure of their presidency. This is considered to be the most consequential debate of 2016. In the debate the moderator Holt, asked all the important questions from both the nominee, the answers of which every American wants to know about for making their decision, to select the future president for the betterment for the American population. Their future policies have been discussed in the first

A presidential candidate is chosen by assessing their chances, entering the race, competing in primaries and caucuses, being voted for by delegates in the national nominating convention, and then moving on to the general election. (Hershey, 2015, p. 197) Serious presidential candidates begin to take polls, raise money, identify active supporters in the states with early contests, and compete for the services of respected consultants several years before the election takes place. This process of early fund-raising and competing for media attention and public support has become so important that it’s called the invisible primary or the “money primary”. (Hershey, 2015, p. 196) Candidates who fall behind or lag in funding and endorsements are likely to be weeded-out of the race before most Americans have the chance to form an opinion about them.

Of the many Presidential Candidates that America has for the 2016 Presidential Election, there are those who have national television coverage and those whose names haven’t been announced to the world. Two candidates that have been climbing up the voting latter for their respective parties are the Democratic Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders who is currently said to be trailing closely behind the front-runner Hillary Clinton (The Huffington Post) and the Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump who is known to be the unexpected wild card of the Presidential candidates. Both Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders have similar interest in their various policies but they approach each topic with a different stance. Out of their respected parties, both of these gentlemen stand out with their views on Equality and Healthcare. Although they both cover these sections in their policies, the way the two of them have decided to go about changing America is completely different. On the one hand, Bernie Sanders fights for the rights of women of every color and affordable HealthCare. Donald Trump has made it clear where he stands in relation to his views on Equality for women and the LGBTQI community. He’s against gay marriage and has been quoted numerous times for speaking badly about the women he’s come into contact with—his most well-known exploit is the vulgar statement he made about Rosie O’Donnell. Donald Trump also stands

The presidential election starts with at the beginning of the election year. When candidates announce plans to run for office. During this sage candidates make speeches, and participate in debates. During this time candidates within the same party compete with each other for delegates. These delegates act as representatives who pledge to support the candid’s nomination at the national party convention and persuade potential voters in general.

A master's degree is preferred or it can be some type of graduate level of education. Candidates will also have to go through a background investigation and oral interview and polygraph exam period candidates will also have a medical evaluation candidates must also be ready to attend the training academy within a hundred and sixty days of applying for position. The hiring process for US Marshals could take up to a year or longer. Candidates will be given an appointment, to attend a 17 week training program at the center in Glynco, Georgia. Candidates must be willing to move as as there are 94 districts to be assigned to. Candidate will have to move upon completion of the academy, and have to remain at their first duty station for a minimum of three years.

The 2016 Presidential election is coming up and candidates are fighting to get votes to be their party’s candidate. Ted Cruz is a Republican Protestant running for President with very conservative values hoping to bring America the change it needs. The Republicans have many people running for office that excite voters’ interest because they are not politicians. Although, Ted Cruz is a politician and stands behind it using his background in politics to gain ground. His political ad “Blessing” shows him as a man grounded in religious values and will use those values to be the best candidate for President of the United States. Ted Cruz successfully appeals to religious Republicans using different rhetorical strategies to persuade them to vote for him to be the Republican candidate for the 2016 Presidential election.

In the first Democratic debate, candidates were given two minutes to introduce themselves and their goals, allowing for the public to make direct judgments about the character of the candidates. Lincoln Chafee immediately established his experience and accomplishments and emphasized his morals, and he spent the majority of his time citing his accomplishments. Jim Webb mentioned his accomplishments and his experience like Chafee, but Webb also emphasized his humility through his working class family and displayed his aggressiveness both

In the movie “The Candidate” I thought that the film was very interesting to me, being a person that has never been interested in politics. I found it interesting even though I am not for sure if this is the way that campaigns are run now. I thought it was nice to see how some candidates may be chosen, especially in this film because he was not expected to win the election. He was not even interested in politics although his father was once governor. The film showed how the campaign was ran and managed by his advisors. Although not expected to win the election, he somehow

Candidates have a chance to present their ideas to the citizens through debates and other platforms that are available for the candidates. It provides a platform for the citizens to debate important issues with the candidates and among themselves.