Argumentative Essay On Presidential Candidates

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The Presidential Candidates How do people view strong presidential candidates? What does a person of power look like? What makes up this perception of a strong presidential candidates? These are all questions that have changed over the years that media has effected both negatively and positively. The primary way media has effected these perceptions relates to the theories of a good presidential candidate in America. In this essay I will be talking about two candidates of 2016 Presidential election. Those two candidates are Hillary Clinton (D) and Bernie sanders (D). Now people in America vote off their beliefs. These beliefs are made up of what race, gender, ethnicity, social status, …show more content…
Hilary Clinton has served as secretary of state, senator from New York, first lady of the United States, first lady of Arkansas, a practicing lawyer and law professor, activist, and volunteer—but the first thing her friends and family will tell you is that she’s never forgotten where she came from or who she’s been fighting for. Her fore Bernie Sanders he was elected to the U.S. Senate after 16 years as Vermont’s sole congressman in the House of Representatives. Bernie is now serving his second term in the U.S. Senate after winning re-election in 2012 with 71 percent of the vote. The Economy and Jobs: both of the candidates agree that economy is an important issue for voters. Hillary and Bernie focus on a big plan on Economy and jobs to make it better for the people .Hillary does this by increase the middle class income to do that she made on three steps gives tax cuts to the middle class and small business and establish an infrastructure bank, and fund more scientific research. The second step is to create fair growth, the third step is to support long-term economic growth. Bernie sanders Economy and jobs he believes in an economic inequality by expanding the social safety net, creating more well-paying jobs, and reforming systems that perpetuate inequality such as our broken criminal justice system. The two do focus on the middle class and taxes to get remove. Immigration well both of the candidates agree on a lot of plans on the immigration topic expects Hillary wants to enforce the Obamas executive actions immigration which mean she would make it happen by force while Bernie wants to expand it by the making it lager getting more people involved in the act. Climate change Hilary and Sanders support making more roofs with solar on them by the

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