Three Presidential Elections

A key turning point in American politics was the election of 1980. It indicated the new electoral power of the suburbs. The success that Reagan had as a conservative would initiate a group of parties because liberals and conservatives would either leave politics or change party affiliations through 1980 's and 1990 's. The research shows this caused the 1980 election to be recalled as one of America 's best historical events.

That being said, however, I also think an equal (perhaps greater) problem is the role the media plays in any election. Journalists have human biases and often times they allow them to show by promoting those candidates with whom they agree philosophically or, even worse, providing more coverage for those they know will produce higher ratings.

Presidential elections determine who will lead the country for the next fours years. There will always be a winner and a loser but some candidate were remotely bad choices from the start. This has occurred with both Democratic and Republican nominees who will only be recognized for their great defeat. Some of the candidates who were clearly bad choices were George McGovern and Barry Goldwater.

America is considered as a global superpower, and has a critical role to play in the global socioeconomic and political landscape. Critical examination of US presidential elections show that they draw widespread attention from across the globe. In many instances, the major political parties differ significantly on policies, a prospect that may work to the advantage or the disadvantage of the candidate for Democratic Party of the Republican Party. After months of the long bruising primaries, the GOP conducted its convention in Cleveland while the democratic sect held their convention in Philadelphia. The speeches delivered in the two conventions had significant policy differences which are likely to influence voting

There were only a few months remaining before the 50th quadrennial presidential election was set to take place. Primary presidential candidates such as Ronald Reagan were gearing up to make their final appearance before decision day; America had its eyes on the 1984 Republican National Convention held in Dallas, Texas. Simultaneously, protesters gathered to express their disagreement with administration policies held by Reagan who was now running for his second full term. Under these circumstances, an individual by the name of Gregory Lee Johnson expressed his disagreement by means of dramatically burning the American Flag outside of the ongoing Republican National Convention. Consequently, Johnson was charged for violating Texas state law

The 2004 and 2012 Presidential Elections demonstrated the voter’s commitment to incumbent Presidents during tough times and major crises. In 2004, voters were interested in foreign policy, terrorism and the current wars. In 2012 the national focus was the economy, following the financial crisis that began in 2008. Consequently, the challenging nominees had backgrounds appropriate for the issues, but had the inability to stand out as a better option. Perhaps because, typically incumbents have the advantage of better name recognition, experience and their agenda has had longer time to be defined.

In the land of politics, the more money that one has is the better. This is no exception when it comes to campaigns and elections. The goal of any political campaign is to get their nominee the votes they need to win. Whether this is through negative or positive campaign tactics, one thing can fuel a campaigns success is money. Money in a campaign means that more advertising can be bought. This is the perfect way to get the candidate seen by the public and is also a way to paint a negative picture of the other candidate. However, questions can be raised where does the money that funds campaigns or campaign advertisement come from, should there be regulations imposed to monitor where it comes from and what part of the campaign does this money fund? Questions like these and more were answered in the Supreme Court Case Citizens United Vs. Federal Election Commissions and many were not happy about this ruling.

The 2004 presidential election was a re-election year, with current President George Bush with the republican ticket and as the democratic representative was John Kerry, Senator from Massachusetts. While the country watched the election and debates get underway, they decided that the candidates stance on the war in Iraq, terrorism, and the economy would be the separating difference of who would take office. As America watched the campaigns play out, they were finally able to decide on November 2, 2004 who would be their commander-in-chief. The 2004 election was set on a scene of war in the backdrop, similarly the 1944 election resembled the same scenery. From 1944 to 2004 to 2016, the key issues and the stance of each candidate needed to take

The election process in the United States can be overwhelming and confusing. Firstly, how a citizen can be eligible to become a Presidential candidate? What are the requirements or the qualifications that a person needs to be a candidate? With that in mind, the candidates get to sponsor for their electoral campaigns from what type of funds and from whom? People need to know the type of character that a candidate demonstrates. America has become very demanding. There are a lot of things that consume our lives and we are not giving enough importance to the Elections Process. The U.S. Census found that only 47 percent of eligible adults with family incomes of less than $20,000 a year voted in the 2012 presidential election, compared to 80 percent of those whose earnings exceeded $100,000. Overall, only 19 percent of likely voters come from families with incomes of less than $30,000 a year, even though that same group comprises 46 percent of nonvoters. Americans should get more involved in the election process for our democracy to continue because only a certain part of the population vote and get involved in the process. The United States is a hectic place to live; many people say they are too busy to wait in line to vote. A survey executed by the California Voter Foundation (CVF) found, that there are 6.4 million Californians who are eligible but unregistered to vote. As well, 28% of infrequent voters and 23% of those unregistered said they do

The 2016 Presidential Elections are right around the corner and many Americans are waiting until their votes are counted to find out who will be the President of the United States of America for the 2016-2020 term. All across America, the presidential candidates are attempting to get your support and to get your vote, but do these candidates really want to rebuild America and make this country great again? In these races there are many highly qualified candidates who want to grab your attention and address specific topics where they feel they are more qualified than their fellow candidates. Throughout all of the candidate’s campaigns, you have probably noticed many advertisements, posters and commercial’s with the contenders trying to gain your vote by accusing other candidates for failures or stating how they are “going to rebuild America.” The Republican and Democratic primaries are coming up in a month’s time. The Democratic Party is more straightforward with Hillary Clinton as the front-runner with Burney Sanders following behind. The Republican Party is more spread out with various candidates including Donald Trump (the front-runner), followed by Dr. Ben Carson, Jeb Bush, Carly Fiorina, Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, Chris Christie, Mike Huckabee, John Kasich and Rand Paul. Donald Trump, the leading candidate for the Republican Party, follows two goals stated in the Preamble of the United States Constitution: provide for the common defense and promote the general welfare.

Presidential election outcomes can be determined by a plethora of factors which include the candidate’s own charisma and appeal, his rhetorics, his background (for instance, if he is related to a past president), the strength of his campaign, or his actual message. Though a president’s rhetorics and campaigning are crucial to a presidential election, in the end, as James Carville stated in Bill Clinton’s 1992 Presidential Campaign with his slogan “It’s the economy, stupid,” the economy is and always will be the biggest and deciding factor. In this essay, I will compare and contrast presidential election outcomes from American history, as well as touch upon the current outcome with present-day President Barack Obama and future predictions for the election of 2016. I will also present counterarguments it always “being the economy,” and show why the economy does indeed trump all in the end. Within the essay, I will explore the dimensions of economic performance and how they affect and impact presidential elections. As any economist or political scientist will point out, social, individual, and societal factors are important, but none of any of those factors has been more significant in helping or hurting a presidential candidate than has the United States (and US affected by global) economy.

The U.S. presidential elections are the most important events in all of American government. There are many differences and similarities when elections are compared throughout history in the United States. The 19th century was a time when the presidential era was considered nothing more but a job. The presidents was not held to the same standards as he (or she in the future) is in this day and age. Little effort was made in regards to publicly addressing an audience or making the general public happy. The president was merely seen as a civil servant. Congress was considered the most important part of the government’s because it controlled the federal budget and legislation. , the president is considered the voice of our country and is equipped with power that was not seen in the past. Differences and similarities in presidential elections of the late 19th, early 20th century and with the elections of today are present. Campaigning and debating are all comparable areas of presidential elections throughout history. One of the most interesting elections in recent memory was the Presidential election in 1992. This was a time when America had achieved something historic by achieving the greatest victory in modern American history. How did the commander-in-chief defeat the Iraqi Army and then lose an election to a unknown Governor from the poor state of Arkansa? A great campaign,

As election season draws closer, we see the candidates debate more and more. These debates are a huge part in the elections, but, there is another debate that has had the hot seat since the 2000 election of Gore and Bush. In 2000, Democratic candidate Al Gore won the popular vote across the United States, but, more controversy was created by the Republican candidate George W. Bush winning the presidential election because he surpassed the 270 electoral votes needed to win. An outcry arose from all across the country saying that the people’s voices are not heard through the Electoral College and that a true democratic country would allow for direct election of the President. So why did the founding fathers not allow a direct election? And why hasn’t the Electoral College been reformed yet if it is so bad? The answers are simple. Our founding fathers didn’t allow for a direct election because they were afraid that the voters would be not well enough informed about the candidates, a reform to the Electoral College would mean a new amendment to the constitution, and because in all actuality, the Electoral College helps keep little states involved with the elections.

The fifth direct presidential election was held on January 14, 2012. Three teams of candidates participated in this election. In 2011, President Ma Ying-jeou was seeking reelection for his second term and won the nomination for the 2012 presidential election. Premier Wu Den-yih was selected as President Ma’s running mate in his re-election bid. The same year, DPP Chairwoman Tsai Ing-wen was nominated as presidential candidate after winning the selection process. She chose Secretary of the DPP Su Jia-chyuan as her running mate. The chairperson of the PFP James Soong decided to run the presidential election again and picked Professor Lin Ruey-shiung to be his vice presidential candidate. After a highly competitive campaign, President Ma Ying-jeou

Political campaigns are very significant in American politics and elections. It is the period before the electorate makes political decisions in the form of elections. The attention of the citizens towards politics intensifies as the date of the elections draws near. The salience of voters improves as the election date draws near and could manifest in the form of increased media attention. Political discussions, campaign interest, strength of the intention to vote, and knowledge about the candidates are other manifestations of increased salience of voters. Another indication of improved intensity is the effort put by the candidates and their political parties in the campaigns. Parties increase their efforts in the