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    Elections in the United States are a two-stage electoral process; primary and general. In addition to the primaries and general elections held in even-numbered years. Candidates running under the standard of one of the major political parties must first win the party 's endorsement in a primary election. The distinction between general elections and primary elections consist of primary elections being preliminary election, in which the candidates of the presidential race are designated. Election

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    The 1912 Crucial Election

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    The year 1912 brought one of the most important presidential elections in United States history. Four nominees confronted one another during this election: Democratic candidate Woodrow Wilson, Progressive leader Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt, Republican William Howard Taft, and Socialist Eugene Debs. This election also proved to be crucial as it brought forth new considerable and “substantive” discussions concerning the Union and its future. These issues included, whether government should expand

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    ‘The Purge: Election Year’ was a recently released film. It is an American social science fiction action horror film, written and directed by James DeMonaco. The film stars Frank Grillo and Elizabeth Mitchell. ‘The Purge: Election Year’ is a sequel to the 2014 ‘The Purge: Anarchy’ and it is the third movie in the series. Recently premiered on July 1, it received mixed reviews from critics all over. Director DeMonaco was described to have wileded his satirical ideas with recklessness when it comes

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    Presidential Elections have happened every 4 years. Throughout time certain elections have occurred during difficult times in history, such as war and economic depressions. Elections tend to follow certain patterns regarding political issues and candidates tend to fit into archetypes based on the issues at that time. The election of 2016 resembles the election of 1980 based on how the candidates were portrayed by the media and how the candidates were received by the public. The Presidential Election of

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    The election of 1896 is a small piece of major history. There was a Republican and Democratic nominee. Of this election, many problems seemed to arise. Some historians consider this election to be very multifaceted. There is a different story in each side. Let’s dive in and look at many aspects of this renown election. On this exact day, one hundred and twenty-one years ago, the election was kicked off, but prior to this was the campaigning. William Jennings Bryan, the democratic candidate, was

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    The 2016 election was one of the most interesting, and strange presidential elections in history. For the democrats they had leading nominee Hillary Clinton who was a former Secretary of State, and on the republican side they had a very wealthy real estate nominee named Donald Trump. The voting behavior throughout this election stayed similar to years past, and accordingly fifty-eight percent of eligible voters hit the polls. With that being said there were similar demographic groups voting for the

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    in Presidential Elections The United States as a democratic state has always placed a great amount of importance on the leaders of our nation. Not only are United States presidents elected by the people, they are also the face of the nation. These factors combine to make the Presidential race not only one of the most exciting focuses of history, but also overall increasingly controversial. The presidential campaigns of 1960 and 2008 have been two of the most polarized elections of United States

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    On Tuesday, 4 November 1980, The United States presidential election of 1980 was held. The competition was between incumbent Democratic President Jimmy Carter and his opponent, former Californian Republican Governor, Ronald Reagan. Reagan, assisted by a falling economy complicated by inflation and high unemployment, and the Iran hostage crisis, Reagan would win the election in a sweep, receiving the largest number of electoral votes ever tallied by a presidential candidate not currently in office

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    2016 started out like any other year. Unfortunately, the rest of the year was anything but ordinary. You must know this already, I mean, who doesn’t? The debates, and how his lies and this election polarized our country. 2016, the election year. I like to call it, “The Election Heard Round the World.” The election cycle was enlightening but stressful. Confused? Here let me explain, it won’t take very long. It all started with the primary debates, some of which were really in 2015. Anyway, my parents

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    It all starts October 2016, when the data from the polls shows that three of the presidential candidates are running neck-in-neck, and there are 10% of people undecided. Starting with the public opinion which is a person’s attitude or preference on a particular issue such as a political issue, political event, and political leaders. The values of the people which are their principles that form their political opinion could also be a part in their choosing of a presidential candidate. This leads into

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