Iowa Democratic caucuses, 2008

however, primaries and caucuses provide an outlet for those still inclined to participate. Primaries and Caucuses are both considered primary elections but differ on their method of voting. Caucuses are organized party meetings where voters registered with

In response to Obama’s chosen backdrop of his 2008 speech inside Denver's Invesco Field, Christopher Hawthorne explains the symbolism behind the neoclassicism constructed backdrop in the Los Angeles Times article “Obama pledges Greek”. Hawthorne begins by insisting the classicism as well as its likeness

A presidential primary is an election where members of the electorate can vote for a candidate for the Republican or Democrat presidential nomination. In an open primary any registered voter can vote, these are favoured more by the democratic party, whilst the republican party usually runs a closed primary, where only registered republicans can vote. Each Candidate wins delegates (how many depends on the system, whether it is proportional or winner takes all) that nominate them at the National Convention

the running for the Democratic Party. The way candidates are recognized by their respective parties to become a candidate for the United States Presidency is first by receiving an invitation to compete in the primaries, then being included in the nationwide polls, as well as being on the ballot for at least 75% of all states. At the conclusion of the February 1st caucus there were 3 Democrats and 10 republicans who were still in the Presidential race, since then one Democratic candidate had dropped

As Sanders often says, an increasing number of Democrats now see democratic socialism as the path to creating a more just and equitable society. In making this case, Sanders often harkens back to FDR: “[Roosevelt] saw one-third of the nation ill-housed, ill-clad and ill-nourished and he acted, against the ferocious opposition

make their choice. When the primaries/caucuses are over, the delegates, who represent the votes of the citizens, travel to their parties ' national convention in which the delates meet with super delegates. It is here that together, they make their choice for presidential nominee (Olson, 2016). I believe this current system is not democratic enough because front-loading of presidential campaigns has many drawbacks. To begin, front-loading hurts the democratic nature of the nomination process because

Since the announcement of her campaign, Hillary was the top presidential candidate for the Democratic Party. It seemed that her victory was inevitable. The excitement of potentially having a women president excited much of the female population, and the Clintons' experience in politics had gained Hillary respect. "The polls showed her the favorite

Michele Marie Amble was born in Waterloo, Iowa on April 6 1956. Michele grew up in a Democratic family but later became a republican while in her senior of attending Winona State University. Her parents David John Amble and “Ariene” Jean Amble are Norwegian American. Her father who was an engineer, moved the family to Brooklyn Park MN when she was 13 years old. When Michele was only 14 years old her parents filed for a divorce, and her father moved to California. While Michele and her mother did

Dean group, more than any other political candidate. Trippi put a link to the Meetup.com portal on the Dean campaign site—membership leapt to 2,700, while the next closest Democratic candidate, John Kerry, had only 330 members (Rampton, 2004). These numbers would continue to grow: in January of 2004, just before the Iowa caucuses, Dean boasted 177,000 people registered

 In 2012, Barrack Obama had gained the  states that he won in his previous election. These states had also been the same couple  states that the last three democratic presidential candidates had also won as well. Romney  had also won the states that previous republican candidates had won as well. There were  only two states that had changed between the 2008 and 2012 elections. Because of how  the republicans have lost the last two presidential elections (including the 2012 elections),  they have some se