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    Why a Landslide Might Not Lead to Clinton’s Victory Do you think a landslide would make Hillary Clinton America’s next president? Don’t bet on it. Even though Mrs. Clinton’s poll numbers have been extended to double digits, there are not as many landslides taking place in today’s presidential elections compared to the elections 30 years ago, according to prognosticators. The author Jonathan Darman claims that the composition is the largest difference between the two parties when comparing today’s

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    measures that would replace the city’s at-large voting system with council districts. Attorney Kevin Shenkman sent a letter to the City, the GCCD, and GUSD threatening to file a lawsuit, asserting that the election system of the three bodies violates the California Voting Rights Act of 2001. Shenkman wants the aforementioned bodies to create specific geographic council districts to replace the current at-large voting system. The California Voting Rights Act of 2001 (CVRA) is an extension of the

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    Voting is what allows our governement to make the best decisions for our country. However some people believe that we should allow younger voters (16 years of age) to vote for our country. I would have to disagree with such beliefs for three reasons: the voting rate of young voters is already low as it is, it would decrease the currently low voting rates, and the lack of participation questions the young voters civic responsibility. I would like to start my investigation through my first reason:

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    of your opponents' views, the best options a candidate has these days is to try to reinforce existing attitudes or crystallize vaguely held attitudes. A smart TV campaign is a great help in doing this. The choice a voter makes once in the voting booth is a complex one, impacted by many factors. Although media in general and TV advertising in specific play just a part, their resonance can be strong and far-reaching. It has been noted that roughly two-thirds of voters have their mind made

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    times out of ten. For the city of Waconia, the Electoral College might make citizens here think it is not the best system since most republican voters might feel like their votes mean nothing in the end, because of the consistent trend of this state voting for the democratic candidate.

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    Mostly the democratic party has ideas that are against voter ID. Voter ID is a discrimination against the people who can’t afford and are unable to get some sort of ID in order to vote. This group of people that can’t acquire ID are mostly African Americans, hispanics, and minorities. Voter ID would also eliminate a huge part of the democratic votes because these people would have most likely voted for democrats (because they are against voter ID). This is a huge disadvantage for the democrats because

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    In recent years, there has been a steady decrease in the influence of political parties over the globe. The worldwide population is beginning to show less interest in political developments within their respective countries and choose to rather mind their own short term desires and interests, and not those of the majority. The definition of a Political Party is “an organization of people who share the same views about the way power should be used in a country or society (through government, policy-making)”

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    What was the most underrepresented social group in the elected assemblies of the world? whether is the minority ethnic, religious groups or the poor? According to Putman’s statistic, the answer was “women”. (Putnam 1976 cited in Megyery 1991) Statistics have shown that although women around the globe occupy more than one half of the population, very small proportion become political elite. Different from what women have encountered, man tends to dominate many spheres in life which includes electoral

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    After taking the quiz I have come to the conclusion that I lean more towards the Republican Party than the Democratic Party. My best fit according to the quiz was that I am a Young Outsider. According to the quiz, Young Outsiders generally express unfavorable opinions of both major parties and are largely skeptical of activist government, as a majority views government as wasteful and inefficient. Also, many Young Outsiders come from the two conservative typology groups Steadfast Conservatives and

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    Senators and House of Representatives members across the country are running for reelection. Without considering the cost of running for a Senator’s seat, beating an incumbent is a difficult hill to climb. Even with all of these obstacles, Katie McGinty has a strong foundation to run for Pennsylvania’s senator. She is a democrat who has big plans for her time in Congress. She is the best for senator for Pennsylvania because McGinty plans to raise the federal minimum wage and shows support for middle-class

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