Elections in the United States

However, Todd only presents facts that are present without any past statistics. Present facts includes him writing and explaining how, “Republicans and Democrats support Mr. Trump’s plan” (Paragraph 2, Sentence 2; Starnes). However, he does not clearly state that the Republicans have influenced the people but after reading the article, it would be inferred that he is showing that Republicans are causing some type of influence in peoples decisions because he only writes present facts and explain…

to describe the outrageous election between two very bitter candidates. Although this sounds rather similar to the present-day elections of 2016, it actually describes an election that took place more than two hundred years ago. This shocking election is told by Edward Larson in his narrative of the election of 1800. Edward Larson was born in 1953 and is an American historian and a legal scholar. Larson’s A Magnificent Catastrophe is a novel about the momentous election that happened in 1800 and…

Imagine you’re in the United States and it is the 2016 presidential election. After completing registration you get in line at the voting booths and cast your vote for the presidential candidate of your choosing. The votes are tallied and though your preferred candidate did not win, you gave your input on who should be the next President. Now, imagine you do not live in the United States. You are actually a citizen in the United Kingdom and without your vote Queen Elizabeth II is put into power.…

As a surveyor at Fort Hays State University’s Docking Institute, I know what really happens during the process of getting information for a poll. Some aspects of a poll that become apparent once being surveyor are that people don’t always tell the truth on surveys and often rush through…

A Small Loan of One Million Dollars Hello my fellow Americans. I hope that the 2016 election year has brought joy and happiness to the citizens of the USA. Our candidates have done such a great job so far connecting to citizens through social media and the internet, but what are the lasting effects regarding social media? Social media affects the 2016 Presidential election due to Ignorance regarding internet sources, the political candidate’s similarities and differences making headlines, and…

On 4th of November 2008, Barack Obama was elected as the forty-fourth president of the United States [1, p.374]. Obama became the first Democratic candidate to secure the majority of the popular vote since Carter in 1976 as well as to win one of highest numbers of Electoral Votes - 365 - second highest after president Clinton in 1996 [2]. Moreover, among minority voters, Obama won 95% of African-American, 67% of Hispanic and 62% of Asian votes[3], what is noticeably higher than percentages…

The Horn of Africa, Eritrea, is home to around 6 million people and is the worlds’ most oppressive state. Isaias Afwerki has been in power for around two decades and since taking up power in 1993 has forbidden any elections from taking place. Political theorist, Robert Dahl, considers the following four aspects vital for the making of a free and fair election: 1. the ability to vote without fear of reprisal; 2. coercion is prohibited and not practiced; 3. all voters are counted as equal; 4.…

The Election of 1800 Year 1800 witnessed a historically election that was fought between Thomas Jefferson and John Adams for the President of the United States. The results of the election would act as one of the most important pages in the book of history that would shape the country’s future for generations to come. The election took a big turn when John Adams came in third, and there was a tie between the two Republican candidates, Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr. The audio of Thomas…

The 2016 Presidential Election Campaign in the United States was notably distinct, with a woman, a democratic socialist, and a billionaire businessman making waves within their parties. With that, social media played an important role in the transmission of information and candidates’ core messages. Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump used social media to their advantage, though very differently. This essay argues that the importance of social media in order to transmit political messages is…

The Presidential Election In November, 2016 we the people, are to vote for a new commander and chief of the United States, to lead our country in the right direction. Many candidates, both Democrat and Republicans, along with their supporters, are setting precedence with their abusive and abrasive behavior and bad answers. I look at politics now as more of an argument about a person or vulgar language. When the 2016 election is over the next president is likely to be viewed unfavorably by…