Elections

The Election of 2000 Was Not Legitimate The election was not legitimate due to many mistakes and foul play taking place like Florida voter errors, 20,000 people were not able to vote or their vote was invalid, the supreme Court, and the Bush campaign is also the reason why this election was scrutinized with. The Bush campaign had a lot with stopping the recount and corrupting the system. They worked to stop the recount by supporting a group of voters in Florida who were suing the…

2016 Presidential election was like no other election that we have ever seen before. A woman running for President and a businessman with no political experience whatsoever, what could go wrong…or what could go right? Some people say that the 2016 Presidential election was the worst campaign trail they have ever seen, but what makes people think that this is the first time in history when this happens? If you look back into the history of Presidential elections not all elections run their…

Election of 1912 plays a significant role in understanding the political system of United States. This election presents evidence to how third parties can impact the election results. The election of 1912 had two third-party candidates running for President among the two major parties, Theodore Roosevelt as Progressive party candidate and Eugene V. Debs representing Socialist party. Even though they both were third parties, they had to encounter different obstacles on their journey. This…

In the 2013 mayoral election for Detroit, MI, the citizens experienced in a close race {55%-45%} the victorious win of Michael E. Duggan over Benny N. Napoleon, to become the first white mayor to lead the city in four decades. The great city of Detroit has for long experienced much calamity that has in a sense permeated throughout every vein in Detroit, and is responsible for its decrepit semblance. Mayor Michael Edward Duggan has brought to the city an energy that has been much needed and…

The Presidential Election of 1828 is known as the “Dirtiest Presidential Campaign Ever,” mainly because of all the rumors spread around the US about both candidates. The 1828 election campaigns focused greatly on both the individual's image and character instead of policy and issues. In the 1824 election these same two candidates, Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams, ran against each other, but Adams won that election. It was known as “The Corrupt Bargain” because it had to be decided in the…

The election of 1896 signified the end of political standoffs. This was the last election in which a candidate tried to win the White House with mostly agrarian votes. This election was pivotal because it helped urbanize the country and it was the first election after the Depression of 1893. Presidential candidates Robert McKinley, who was a Republican and in favor of industrializing the United States, and William Jennings Bryan, who was a Democrat, tried to win the election by campaigning all…

The Supreme Court case Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission was a landmark case concerning the restrictions of corporate spending in elections. Citizens United is a Conservative non-profit organization that promotes its agenda by making documentaries and tv commercials. In 2008, Citizens United produced a documentary called Hillary:The Movie attempting to expose Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s past. The movie was planned to be made available on Video on Demand…

Primary topic of debate in the election of 1860: SLAVERY After losing a seat in the senate, Lincoln began touring and giving speeches all over the north campaigning for many republicans and basically laid the base for his candidacy for the presidency. Because of this, many republicans owed him one and established a solid group of supporters and allies Lincoln beat William Seward in the party's nomination After his debates with Lincoln, Douglass was alienated from the southern democrats and…

Elections should deviate from relying on conviction rates because these fail to account for prosecutorial misconduct and if their strategies have reduced crime.Chief Prosecutor elections operate similarly to normal elections in the fact that the candidates rather attack themselves than to discuss their proposals. The discussion found in campaigns for chief prosecutor elections fail to produce substantive information for the citizens. Instead of explaining their proposals to the electorate,…

Ballot Design & the 2000 Election Introduction In the year 2000, the United States (U.S.) presidential election between the Republican and Democratic representative, the two dominant political parties, captivated a nation. The Republic candidate George W. Bush held the incumbent title of governor of Texas and the son of a former U.S. president while the Democratic candidate Al Gore held the incumbent position of Vice President of America. In the midst of the election process, Palm Beach, a…