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    Presidential elections have always been a very important, yet controversial time in history. When it comes to elections television has been and still is influential on the candidates as well as voters. The question is whether television has a positive or negative influence on elections. While many people are one sided, my thoughts are that television positively and negatively impacts the presidential election. Elections have become more accessible, but advertises more competition. Therefore,…

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    Over the years the America has vastly changed, once a nation they did everything in it’s power to insure that only wealthy white land owners could take place in the electoral process; now opens it’s election to any citizen eighteen years of age and older. Although elections tend to reflect the popular opinion the democratic primaries, it does not always reflect the popular opinion of the office holders of the Democratic National Convention and the Republican National Convention. In 1868…

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    information of the movie, the 2000 Presidential Election was one of the most suspenseful and unclear presidential election for more than a century. The controversy in the election was something so difficult to resolve and so difficult to the country. It took five weeks to decide who would be the next President of the American Republic. It had been uncertain to United States (America) who was the candidate who had won the Presidency. The election had begun like any other election, but there was a…

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    Social media is not only influencing the personal lives of millions of people, but the presidential election and politics as well. In 2017, across all social media platforms, there were 2.51 billion users in the world (Statista). It is projected that that number will rise to nearly 3 billion users by 2020 alone (Statista). In America, over 80% of the population uses the internet for many various reasons (Pewinternet social-media-update). Since the number of people in America using the internet…

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    Introduction: In discussions of presidential elections, one controversial issue has been whether or not television and social media have a positive effect on the elections. On the one hand, some voters and candidates argue that what is said about them over the air and on the media has a beneficial influence. On the other hand, some voters and politicians contend television and social networking have no impression at all. I believe that media can influence how someone votes in an election. One…

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    manner, it has led to the declining quality of political journalism on presidential campaign trails; the media, which once functioned to portray candidates in an honest and humane way, now cynically functions to expose every gaffe. The growth of technology has both affected how presidential campaigns are run and what the candidate’s relationship with the media is. In the election of 2000, before social media existed, presidential candidates relied on the narratives…

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    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…

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    Arndt CE final exam 1. Presidential election results The biggest news story by far this trimester in Current events class was the election. As we all know the election goes on for months every 4 years when it happens, and it is a huge ordeal in America. This year, happened to be another election year, and it was the craziest election ever. The beginning of the cam panes I can say that it has been going on since last November at least. After a crazy and interesting election cycle, on…

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    sharing our feelings and giving insight to our lives, or is it made for much more? The ever so rapid growth of social media is affecting almost every aspect of our lives including presidential elections. There are both the positive and negative effects of technology on presidential elections. Just 10 years ago elections and campaigning were completely different. Social media has brought about a whole new way of campaigning. Millions of young people have some form of social media allowing…

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    Every Vote Counts: Don’t Skip Out of the Election Throughout the campus and community, you hear people complaining about the election. While some love one candidate or another, many express a desire to see none of the candidates win. “Why vote when I don’t like any candidate, besides what difference does a vote make?” many ask. According to the Washington Post’s May 12, 2016 article “Why Don’t More Americans Vote in Presidential Elections?” only 67% of the Americans who registered to vote…

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