Elections

For many years, college aged students (18-24) have been known to not exercise their right to vote in elections. There has been many different speculations as to why this happens, but there have never been one specific reason that can explain this concept. This year 's presidential election had a potential candidate that seemed to appeal to college students the most and had some of the highest voter turnout for the Democratic primaries. This candidate was Bernie Sanders, since having been taken…

the recent election just ending and with so many political ads all over the place there is always the question, do the political ads help or hurt the candidate. I think it hurts them more than it helps them. I believe that the voters seeing all the negative ads gets them ticked off and vote for the person they planned to vote for already. For example, Donald Trump spent $238.9 million through mid-October, compared with $450.6 million by Clinton's. We know that Donald Trump won the election and…

Kennedy-Nixon debate of 1960 was a glimpse of what was in store for the future of elections when it comes to technology. That was the first television debate, and Kennedy used the new technology to his advantage and took the election from that point on (Webley). Since the television, presidential hopefuls have embraced new technological advances so they can try to win the election, starting with Bush v. Gore in the 2000 election, since this was the first time that candidates had their own…

The year of 2016 has proven to be one of the most competitive and intense elections in American politics. The candidates have tried to gain the popular vote for the nominee by utilizing unique social skills and techniques such as strong public speaking or making promises that cannot always be kept. Many of these tactics can be traced back to the principles found in How to Win an Election by Quintus Tullius Cicero. Although written over 2000 years ago, the book proves to be an everlasting and…

Television & the presidential election Dating back to times as early as the 1960s we have used television any source through which we promote in order to spread the messages on the presidential electoral campaign. It has helped brought publicity to those in the running well also informing the viewers at home on the person’s motives and goals on becoming a potential president. Using television as a means of platforming can benefit in a good and bad way but one thing is clear; it definitely has…

Even though I am not of age to vote, I am proud of my fellow peers for taking control of their voting rights. We did not taking this presidential election lightly. We took action in voting and letting the candidates know we, the people, do have a voice and we will play important role in the future progress of America. In order for us, the “minority,” to continue to thrive in the political arena, we…

Presidential elections have always been a controversial issue among the people of the United States, particularly in the world of politics; but the question is why is this topic so remarkably controversial? Choosing our president has always been a delicate decision in a like matter: will our leader be able to withstand an economical crisis, an attack on American soil, or a bill that pleases the majority of the 3 million or more civilians? The 2016 election has become more argumentative as each…

president. They have to go through many steps before getting to the big day, the Election Day, which takes place on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November. The first step during an election years are, Primaries and Caucuses. During the process nominees from each political party get selected, which after are officially announce at the party’s national convention. Therefore, candidates could start their election campaigns and focus on winning the swing states as they aim to win the 270…

This means the Presidential election will be held on November 8, 2016. Elections for all 435 seats in the US House of Representatives are held after every two years and the senators serve six years terms. A person can be a president for only two terms. The House of Representatives and senators have almost the same powers but their elections are very different. The United States has two major parties that is the Republican and the Democrats…

four years, many people look at all the issues and candidates to see if they will show to vote for this year election. Candidates focuses on certain issues so that they can keep the voters that have already and drawn in new voters. These issues can help decide if it is worth the voters getting involved. Critical election does not happen often. 2016 election could be the next critical election because of the many issues surrounding it. Voters will turnout to make sure their voice is heard and the…