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    “The ear of the leader must ring with the voices of the people.” – Woodrow Wilson The presidential election of 1912 was by far the most interesting election in history. It was the 32nd election of the United States and it was held on November 5, 1912. There were three major parties, the Democratic Party, the Republican Party, and the newly added Progressive Party. The three people running were, Woodrow Wilson as a Democrat, Theodore Roosevelt as the Progressive Party runner, and William Howard

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    Why Obama won the 2012 Election The American elections of 2012 was very competitive between the Democrat candidate Barrack Obama, who was the president then, and Mitt Romney, the Republican candidate. The campaigns and presidential debates were quite heated and as has been earlier mentioned, it was tight for each of them as polls clearly indicated that both Obama and Romney had more or less an equally high chance of winning the presidential elections. Demographics played a significant part in seeing

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    Nicole Lopez English 12 Period 3 13 October 2016 2016 Presidential Election Issues Research Paper In the 58th Presidential Election both candidates face major criticism for their views on certain issues that the country as a whole is divided on. This year’s major Presidential candidates are Republican nominee Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. One of the major issues that is prevalent in this election is gun control and how each candidate views gun control, and also how

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    preseason leading up to Election Day helps determine who will become the next president. This period is full of debates and speeches to persuade American citizens to vote a certain way during the elections. During the preseason, the presidential candidates take their stance on the issues and use them to gain popularity and, generally, the candidate with the most popular opinions is favored by the American people and wins the election. When the current president is not up for re-election, as they either chose

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    Donald Trump 's victory in the 2016 presidential election took many people by surprise. Pollsters, political analysts, news anchors and even celebrities expressed shock that a Washington outsider could triumph over a candidate with Hillary Clinton 's history in politics. Clinton and Trump expressed views throughout their campaigns that were in direct opposition, including their opinions on the Dodd-Frank Act, the legislation that spawned the controversial Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. As

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    There will be a U.S. presidential election on November 8, 2016. Whether you identify as a Republican, a Democrat, or somewhere in between, there is no denying that Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are two highly controversial candidates. While it is difficult to tell where most Americans stand on the election issue, it is easy to see that ancient Chinese Legalist thinkers would be staunch supporters of Donald Trump. Legalist ideas seem to be the foundation upon which Trump’s Republican Party was

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    Since the beginning of the Presidential primaries, many unexpected events have occurred, proving that we should expect the unexpected with the upcoming Presidential election. Both democratic candidates, Clinton and Sanders, and also the republican candidates, Trump, Cruz and Kasich, posses many differences amongst each other that can ultimately lead to the difference in demographics among each of the candidates’’ voters and the results that we have seen from the primaries. Ultimately, their difference

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    it can greatly influence people. In the past few years, the United States has seen numerous of worrisome issues in which Americans are conscientiously analyzing and deciding which presidential candidate should be the next president in this year’s election. Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican nominee Donald Trump use various of ways to gain support. The language each candidate uses has effectively assisted the candidates in earning their respective voters. With the explanatory and argumentative

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    presidential election did not help. Between the candidates alone, there has tons of controversy. From Hillary Clinton’s email scandal, to some of Donald Trump’s tweets, it is fair to say that the 2016 presidential election has been a crazy one. While the crucible explores anger of human nature, the issue of the recent presidential election illustrates we are still faced with this anger through democrats problems, republicans problems, and people angry in general about America’s election and government

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    2016 presidential election has many interesting and well informed candidates to date, the candidates which I find to be the most informed and best suited to lead the free world is Marco Rubio. Marco Rubio’s platform is based on youth, diversity and a new way of thinking about this generation. In this essay Marco Rubio’s background, quotes and plans as president will be stated to better understand why he is the best candidate for the presidential election. Marco Rubio was born in Miami, Florida

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