Present Day Primaries Research Paper

The elections held in the United States have revolutionized democracy. Since the birth of the country, transition of power has been peaceful. The process of the primaries allows the fair selection of presidential candidates for all political parties. Then, the presidential campaign permits the presidential candidates to establish their campaign promises and attempt to appear appealing to the voters by the usage of media. Finally, the election process in which people cast their ballots uses the Electoral College system which ensures that the voters are heard. However, there have been certain elections that have exhibited the flaws in the election process. Thus, the election process has evolved from the 1800s to the present-day. The manner in …show more content…
The primaries have had an immense evolution from the 1800s to the present-day. In present-day elections, once candidates of every political party announce their intentions to run for President, the primaries begin. The primaries usually being the summer before the year of the election; and end during the spring of the year of the election. The primaries allow the existence of multiple candidates in each political party due to the fact that the primaries are a precursor to the presidential race that allows the states to decide who will represent each of their respective political party. During the primaries, there are debates and speeches that allow the candidates to appeal to the voters. Additionally, the candidates also have rallies in order to gather supporters. The end of the primaries occurs when voters in each state cast their ballots for their preferred presidential candidate of each political party. The day of the primary election is different in each state. Furthermore, each state has one of the four types of voting systems for the primaries. An open primary occurs when voters are able to choose the candidate of their choice regardless of their affiliation to a specific political party themselves. A semi-open primary allows registered voters to vote for the political party of their choice; however, they must choose a ballot for a …show more content…
Letters were especially important considering the fact that the Thomas Jefferson and John Adams did not have the luxury to fly or commute to other cities or states. Despite the fact that continuous communication between opposing parties was nonexistent, the presidential race was somewhat dirty. Adams called Jefferson an “atheist in religion, enemy of religion, and a drunk” (Revolution). However, both Adams and Jefferson did not belong to a specific church. Jefferson countered by saying that John Adams is “monarchist who longed to reunite Britain with its former colonies” (Revolution). Moreover, both parties also created rumors and made slanders at each other. Jefferson claimed that Adams was planned to marry one of his sons to one of the daughters of King George III to further prove that Adams was a monarchist (Goodman). The major point Adams was able to make when slandering Jefferson was that Jefferson’s presidency would result in, “dwellings in flames, hoary hairs bathed in blood, female chastity violated, or children writhing on the pike” (Goodman). It is evident that the Federalists disliked the Democratic-Republicans and vise-versa. In spite of a brutal election, the election of 1800 is incomparable to the election 1828 due to the fact that the election of 1828 is infamous for the mudslinging campaign ran by both of the opposing