A President for the People The future of the country and its citizens lies in the hands of two very qualified candidates. President Barack Obama and his opponent Mitt Romney have been debating for the past few weeks to convince voters far and wide as to why they would make the best‚ future president of the United States. Both candidates have extensive experience in leadership‚ and both have very different views of how to run the country. From abortion laws to taxes‚ each candidate’s opinion on where
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Matthew Harrison Poli 201-001 October 8‚ 2012 Commentary Paper Yahoo News’ Senior Political Reporter Holly Bailey wrote an article after the first presidential debate about Mitt Romney. Unlike most articles about Romney’s lopsided win over President Obama Bailey’s article is about how Mitt Romney is showing a different side to voters. Mitt Romney has always been given the unfair classification of a aloof rich guy who enjoys politics as a side hobby. But in this article Bailey references how
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Sam Friedman Economics 11/29/12 Balancing the Budget The federal budget can be interpreted in a very simple terms. Comparatively‚ the federal budget is like any person in the United States who has a job earning revenue‚ and spends his money on things that he needs. The same is true with the federal budget of the United States; it takes in revenue and spends money. The predicament that is going on in our certain situation is that‚ our spending is much higher than the amount that our
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In order to get the necessary funds to organize their campaign‚ the candidates used different methods: they chose to organize charitable events by inviting stars‚ like Beyoncé and Jay-Z‚ which is precisely what Barack Obama did on September 5th. To make this night productive and beneficial‚ a kind of lottery was established: every person that wanted the chance to win a spot at this organized soiree would have to invest 5 dollars in the Obama Campaign. Another‚ more obscure way to get necessary funds
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Statistics involves the development of methods and tests that are used to quantitatively define the variability inherent in data‚ the probability of certain outcomes‚ and the error and uncertainty associated with those outcomes. Some statistics are biased‚ some are based on opinions‚ and some are fabricated. A common misconception is that statistics provide a measure of proof that something is true. Instead‚ statistics provide a measure of the probability of observing a certain result. It is easy
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The invisible primary is a period before the actual primary where candidates declare an intention to run for presidency. This is important for a candidate to gain name recognition‚ to acquire money and to put together the necessary organisation in order to run a successful campaign. One reason why the invisible primary is important in selecting the presidential candidate is it helps to sort out the weaker candidates from the stronger ones e.g. in the 2008 election‚ Joe Biden and Chris Dodd pulled
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Michael Taylor In 2009‚ the Obama administration appointed Michael Taylor—the previous vice president of Monsanto and a current Monsanto lobbyist—as senior advisor to the Food and Drug Administration [FDA] Commissioner. After serving a year as an advisor‚ Taylor was named the Deputy Commissioner for Foods for the FDA. It is inarguable that this appointment constitutes a massive boon for Monsanto and an undeniable conflict of interest for Taylor. Taylor is a lobbyist for Monsanto and is being paid
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NRA’s History and Issue - Started in civil war to train soldiers how to shoot accurately - Was once for gun control when the Mafia was big through the 30’s and on to the 50’s to control the violence - had history with the civil rights movement and help African American communities and train them to defend themselves from the KKK -They have a act in wildlife conservation - They have extensive firearms training programs to help people protect themselves and others -have a current stance for
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Viewed as one of the great orators‚ Ronald Reagan had a gift for captivating Americans. Before his days as a politician in California and eventually Washington‚ Reagan was a successful actor and social figure in America. Appearing in dozens of movies and television shows‚ he was a household name in the film industry. In 1964‚ he was called upon by Barry Goldwater and the Republican Party to speak on behalf of the presidential candidate hoping to acquire some momentum as the elections neared.
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Case Study The Obama Campaign In 2008 Barack Obama secured himself the most powerful position in the world; the president of the United States of America. How did he do this? His presidential campaign gained an enormous amount of attention in the press‚ all surrounding his intelligent use of mobile technology to aid his efforts. ‘’Technology doesn’t win political campaigns‚ but it certainly is a weapon — a force multiplier‚ in military terms.’’ (Lohr‚ 2013). His interactive a socially integrative
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