Elections in the United States

tough loss to Barack Obama in the presidential election in 2008, Obama nominated Clinton to fill the position of secretary of state. With that being said, Clinton possesses a strong political background entering the 2016 election (Biography.com Editors,…

Imagine a world of peace and freedom to love another whether their race, sexual orientation, gender, or religion; Where we and our kids will have opportunities to go to college for an affordable price without cashing out all of our money, where our people, family, friends will be treated equal, no unemployment, and there will be no poverty. “Finally, let understand that when we stand together, we will always win. When men and women stand together for justice, we win. When black, white and…

Since television personality and real estate developer, Donald Trump, announced his candidacy for the 2016 Presidential Election on June 16, 2015 at Trump Towers in New York City, using the slogan “Make America Great Again”, he has made racist comments about Asians and African Americans and has expressed an Islamophobic attitude. He even went so far as to mock New York Times reporter, Serge Kovaleski, who suffers from arthrogryposis, which limits the movement of his arms. Trump claimed to have…

The Tea Party’s main goal is to advocate awareness to any issue, which may challenge the security and jurisdiction of the United States of America. TEA is a backronym that stands for ‘Taxed Enough Already’. This movement is known for its modest positions and overall role in the Republican Party. One of their main goals is to bring awareness to the public in terms of not spending more money than what it takes in and live under the constitution. This particular movement advocates for reduced U.S.…

if not created solely from the very existence of social media itself. One of the most recent and shockingly entertaining effects that social media has had on social movements, is its involvement in presidential elections. Social media’s recent involvement in the presidential election has had a positive effect on our younger generations involvement at the polls. Looking back on the history of social media, there are three distinct time periods that play a role in understanding where it came…

Inventors, states, and electors all have one thing in common and that is their rights. Whether they 're the rights to an invention or the inalienable rights of a human, they are all in place to protect the rightsholder. Protecting rights is a major idea that the founding fathers had in mind when declaring their independence. The electoral college is a rarely understood establishment, that provides rights to all voters in America, while protecting the states as well. Due to a low informed…

greater good, or utility, but also using the “Veil of Ignorance” among his supporters to get what he wants. Using Mills idea to of a greater good, Donald Trump is skewing it as a utility for the greater good of the United States. Trumps campaign slogan during the 2016 presidential election was “Make America Great Again”, one the aspects Trump attacked that made America not great. Was the presence of illegal aliens, mostly from Mexico who had border jumped…

The United States has many parties that run in the presidential election. Although many people run for president usually only two parties win the Democrats or the Republicans. Most people just assume that the two parties share some similarities. Contrary to popular belief these two parties win most elections they are not alike in any way shape or form. The Democrats and Republicans have many beliefs on topics such as tax policies, social issues, labor and free trade laws, health care, social…

Donald trump, the front runner for the republican presidential ticket in the forthcoming US presidential elections is a controversial figure, its either you ‘hate’ him or you ‘love’ him, there is no middle ground. He is a man who loves the spotlight and stirs controversy with every giving opportunity; one of those is his called for a temporary ban on all Muslims entering the US in response to the shooting of 14 people in San Bernardino, California in December. Oppositions to his comments…

has increased dramatically in recent elections, especially in presidential primaries and into the presidential race. American politics has shifted from worrying about their constituents to now, only worrying about what large donors and super PACs want or need. A considerable reason for this is because without a hefty amount of campaign donations, you can never make it to Washington. Campaign spending is a problem that needs to be fixed before the next election cycle. There are ways to reduce…