point on the two candidates was on the domestic economic policies. Issues on the domestic economic policies were very different for both tickets in this year’s election. Differences were very clear on each party’s stances on drilling on Federal Land. Romney was very adamant on increasing drilling on Federal Land and also creating the much controversial Keystone XL Pipeline. During Obama’s first term‚ production of natural gas on the United States Federal Land has decreased from 35% to 21%. Though‚ his
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four out of five Americans are left out of the process of deciding who their president should be‚” according to John Koza. In this election alone‚ President Obama and Governor Romney have visited Ohio a total of seventy-one times because Ohio was a major battleground state. To add on‚ statistics show that President Obama and Governor Romney have spent about ninety- five percent of their time and money in only ten out of the fifty states. Why? Because those battleground
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president Barack Obama get re-elected for four more years. Clinton strengthened many of his points by setting up contrasts — about President Barack Obama and about the differences between the Republican and Democratic parties. Like when he says: “If you want a winner-take- all‚ you’re-on-your-own society‚ you should support the Republican ticket. But if you want a country of shared opportunities and shared responsibility‚ a we’re-all-in-this-together society‚ you should vote for Barack Obama and Joe Biden
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Financing: 2008 Election; Barack Obama vs. John McCain Campaign finance refers to all of the money raised and spent to promote a candidate or party for an upcoming political election. This money is a necessity for a candidate to have en edge in any election because the more funds they have the more they can do with it. What they can do with the money raised is another question. There are rules and regulations the candidates must follow. In the 2008 election between Barack Obama and John McCain‚ both candidates
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War on Coal “President Obama is responsible entirely for the closure of that mine and the loses of these jobs”‚ Robert Murray CEO of Murray Energy Corporation told CNN after 239 men were laid off because an Ohio mine had closed. The current war on coal is not one of just and fair reasons. Coal has several positive benefits that greatly outweigh the negative environmental effects that some say it causes. The main benefit of coal is the hundreds of thousands it employs annually. However‚ with the
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Moral Frames & 2012 Election issues How is it that intelligent‚ rational‚ well meaning adults can look at the same set of facts on an issue and come to entirely different conclusions? The insight that George Lakoff had on this question in his book Moral Politics was that liberals and conservatives are viewing those facts through a moral framework where the facts are filtered and understood beyond rational thought. He identifies two main frameworks‚ related to parenting styles‚ for understanding
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nails. It was a close race though. Thank the lord Obama won!!! Barack Obama: 50% with 303 electoral votes Mitt Romney: 48% with 206 electoral votes The race was quicker than I thought and seemed like it was shorter than 2008’s race to me. Mitt Romney seemed really confident but if I was running for president‚ I would be the same way. I stayed up all night just to hear their speeches. Mitt Romney’s was good but Barack Obama’s was great. Barack Obama seemed even more dedicated to our country that
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bound to support the Democrats‚ particularly with the first black presidential nominee. In 2012 the black vote made up 13% of the electorate‚ a figure which had risen from the 11% they made up in 2004. Given that in 2012 87% of black men voted for Obama‚ and 96% of black women did‚ the increase in the black turnout makes them even more significant than they already were. This is similar when considering the hispanic vote. In the 2000 census‚ hispanics made up 12% of population however in 2010 this
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Presidential Debates Question 1: Wanted REpeal‚ why? Mitt Romney responded as follows: When you lok at Obama care it would cost more than any other insurance. They are expensive. It takes out money that they had for medicare to put in obamacare. Supposedly it makes it harder to hire people aswell. Why waste two years fighting for obammacare rather than creating more jobs. MEdicare didnt have that big of a negative affect as obamacare. Some people want to keep the insurance they have but obamacare
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Cited: Lehrer‚ James. "Killer Question." Tension City: Inside the Presidential Debates‚ from Kennedy-Nixon to Obama-McCain. New York: Random House‚ 2011. 30-50. Prints. Lehrer‚ James. "Play-by-Plays." Tension City: Inside the Presidential Debates‚ from Kennedy-Nixon to Obama-McCain. New York: Random House‚ 2011. 115-42. Print. Bush‚ George H.W. "George H. W. Bush." The White House. N.p.‚ 18 Oct. 2011. Web. 18 Oct. 2012. . Kerry‚ John. "John
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