section of the world or another but for the most part‚ we see quite a bit of the same topics being raised for debate time and time again. During this time in the presidential election‚ we see many common concerns of people rising to the surface‚ jobs‚ women’s rights‚ education‚ taxes and healthcare. With voting trends beginning change and a new generation of voters taking charge‚ there seems to be a bit more depth than in the previous years. New concerns
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Increase Voter Turnout? Today‚ only about half of registered voters in America actually vote; a sad statistic of an uninformed‚ unconcerned population. Social media networks such as Facebook have proven to not only inform voters but to actually improve voter turnout‚ by using a get-out-the-vote message. Facebook is utilized throughout the year as a channel to influence its users‚ but Political campaigns have recently started taking advantage of this tool to reach out to potential voters in hopes
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Recounting the 2000 Presidential Election The movie Recount tells the story of the ballot controversy in Florida during the 2000 presidential election of George W. Bush vs. Al Gore. Recount was written by Danny Strong‚ directed by Jay Roach‚ and produced by Kevin Spacey. It is told from the from the perspective of Kevin Spacey as Ron Klain‚ one of Vice President Gore ’s lawyers. The film begins on November 7‚ 2000‚ the night of the presidential election. Florida is called for Governor Bush by
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The Presidential Election of 1972 The Presidential election of 1972 had two strong candidates‚ President Richard Nixon and George McGovern. There were many issues which had a great deal of importance to the election. The Vietnam war and the stability of the economy at the time were two main factors. The election ended in one the largest political scandals in U.S. history‚ being the Watergate break-in‚ and cover-up‚ by President Richard Nixon. The Democratic party had a large selection of candidates
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2016 is a Presidential election year as most of are aware of. However‚ an overwhelming majority of people seem to be displeased with the options the Republican and Democratic parties have pushed through to the general election this cycle. How is it‚ many people may wonder‚ that two people who are so disliked became our options for president this year? The answer may be in the way people are nominated in the primary cycle. So what are some key features of how this process goes about? This may not
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Ensuring that the new president’s political workforce reflects the diversity that has made this country strong has been a central focus of our recent presidential elections. While there is always a debate about whether a president has been successful in this regard‚ most take credit for hiring minorities and women to their Cabinet and to other sub-Cabinet positions as a reflection of their commitment. Presidential success is as reliant on the quality of the executive team assembled by the president
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is undeniable that Presidential campaigns and elections is something that is never fun. The amount of money‚ time‚ effort‚ and hard work that goes into everything can make things very demanding. In addition‚ not knowing if you will be victorious makes things even worse. However‚ presidential elections can be very jaw-dropping; as is the case with our two candidates currently running against each other. Generally‚ I would venture to say that no one saw this coming. A presidential race between Trump
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What are swing voters and how important are they in US elections? Swing voters labelled floating in the UK and independent in the USA‚ swing voters are de-aligned and lack strong party identification‚ and their votes cannot be predicted or taken for granted. As a result‚ the voter’s behaviour in an election is not easy to predict; the voter may cross party lines‚ for example‚ or decide to abstain from voting altogether. Many political campaigns expend a great deal of effort in trying to win the
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Agenda-Setting and the Presidential Election The agenda-setting function of mass media has largely been influenced by news coverage and the public’s view about the significance and the truthfulness of the stories covered by mass media. Some theorists have stated that news editors and anchors have a significant impact on determining the public’s views of social reality. Mass media has a huge influence on how people think and their perception of what they are reading or listening to . One of
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ELECTION AND ELECTORAL SYSTEM Election has derived from the Latin word “eligere” which means to choose or pick out. An election is a formal decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold public office.[1] Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has operated since the 17th century.[1] Elections may fill offices in the legislature‚ sometimes in the executive and judiciary‚ and for regional and local government. This process is also
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