As an accomplished tri-athlete, mountain climber and health fanatic, Gary Earl Johnson, would be one of the healthiest presidents to ever be elected in the United States. What do we know about Gary Johnson? Where does he stand on repealing the Affordable Care Act, taxes, and gun control? His viewpoints on these controversial issues is intriguing and make him an interesting and viable third party candidate for the presidency.…
The entire spectacle appears to be a disingenuous attempt by the media to have even legitimate grievances about the debate formats. Because these are not really debates, in the sense that they don’t allow candidates to fully articulate positions, but rather to deflect and defend themselves while attacking opponents’ positions. Reasoned arguments are nearly impossible with eleven people on a single stage, each one trying to stand out from the others. These debates are spectacles, entertainment for the masses and nothing more than excuses for partisans to do…
Every four years, the Electoral College enjoys a fleeting moment of fame. But the impact of the college on presidential elections is far greater and more controversial than its brief life indicates.…
The debate came down to delivery, and the “pro” side of the debate delivered better. They appeared more calm and rebutted…
Through the first presidential debate, Hillary Clinton has proved that she is the best choice for President. First, she proved that she is more empathetic to the common American. She herself came from a middle-class family. During the debate, she preached about her hardworking father, who worked in drapery. Trump came from a wealthy family, so he cannot relate to average Americans as well as Clinton can. She then expressed her desire for tax cuts for the middle class, and tax increases for the rich. She also mentioned how she intends to create 10 million jobs by investing in industries such as “clean energy”. She proved that she will do her best to make everyday life better for them. Next, she behaved more professionally then her opponent,…
After coding all the candidates of the Republican National Debate, Governor Kasich stood out because his number of acclaims varied greatly from the number of times he attacked and defended himself during the debates. This is most likely due to the fact that his standing was last amongst all the candidates taking part in the debate. Because he held the lowest standing amongst all the candidates, many of the candidates did not bother to attack him so he did not need to defend himself as often as the others. He did not attack his opponents because his focus needed to be in bringing himself up in the ranks as opposed to just bringing the others down. According to Benoit's Functional Theory, this is because attacks can often times create an undesirable impression that the candidate is reactive rather than proactive (Glantz, 277, 2013).…
The type of primaries that should be operating in North Carolina is an open primary not a closed primary. The reasons North Carolina should operate on an open primary is to enable voters in both parties to vote whoever they favored the most, allowing voters to vote in opposite parties, and reduces stress when going through the voting process since most of the voter ballots will include both parties’ leaders instead having leaders assigned to the voter party. On the side note, North Carolina should not have a law that requires voter I.D. since its violating and discriminate minorities to be able to exercises their right as an American Citizens. It should be easy for American voters to go to the polls and fulfill their duty as an American.…
The Presidency as a whole has changed in many ways throughout the course of history; specifically, in the relationship between the president and the public. The Constitution is vague when it describes communication of the president: a president must say why they veto a bill, and they must inform the public on the state of the union (Ellis 82). President George Washington had the task of establishing how the president would interact with the public. During the early days of the presidency the President communicated seldomly with the public; this is because the president was supposed to be held at a higher standard than the public, and they were supposed to communicate with Congress. Washington worked towards having the office of the president…
During the third Presidential Debate both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump both have strong arguments and strong beliefs, but the way Clinton uses rhetorical appeal to catch the attention of her audience is outstanding. She is a career politician and is able to convey her points and views much more effectively than Donald Trump. The three main points that I find to be very interesting are abortion, gun laws and the tax cuts. All three of these topics are very hot topics, now do I agree with everything she says no but she has all the right arguments to win a debate. She keeps her calm better than Trump, that’s not to say she doesn’t show signs of breaking from frustration but compared to him she is much more experienced. Donald Trump sometimes comes off as an…
Presidency is a strong idea in America. It elects our highest executive leader, the president. A good strong, experienced president is a viable resource. Just to be clear, a president should be experienced in someway . They should first occupied a spot in government such as a governor or senator. They will have a voice and understanding in politics, know about foreign policies and politics, and they will know their way around the government. Think about, who would want a presidential candidate without any political experience or would they? As history has shown, freshness has ruled. Even today, presidential candidate Donald Trump is winning. He has no political experience, however he has considered by New York Republicans to be governor in October 2013, but he never ran. This is the most controversial question in politics, maybe. Should amateurs be allowed in the oval office?…
The president is more than unconstitutional, he is uncontrollable, too. President Obama is uncontrollable in his actions when illegal decisions are made more than once regarding Obamacare and when a large part of our government system is being questioned due to his disregard for the law. Obama went too far to get what he wanted. Checks and balances aren’t being taken seriously, if he can get away with it, so can everyone else. Obama unconstitutionally delayed the caps on payments without approval from Congress. He is uncontrollable and imperial because he shows with these examples that he thinks he can just go around Congress more than once regarding only one piece of legislation…
A partisan election is an election where candidates are listed on the ballot with the indication of their political party. This is a system where judges are selected through partisan elections are voted in the electorate, and often run as part of a political party’s candidate. Texas is one of the few states that elect judges in partisan elections. It has been suggested that perhaps this is not an appropriate way to choose judges, given the nature of their job. It may have some flaws like lack of minority representation on the bench and perception of fairness. But it has some advantages too. On my opinion, I think it is faster than the other form of election as a general voter have that candidates on the ballot from democrats, republican or independent column.…
The 2016 Presidential Election is slowly approaching its end. Jokes and memes are subtly fading as November draws near and as the primaries wrap up. Seeing that they are finishing up, what are the results so far? Since the first caucus on February 1 until the last primary on June 4, votes are being sent in around the U.S. Oddly, voters aren’t voting for their favored candidates directly, but voting for the candidates’ representatives. What’s happening right now is called the primaries (and caucuses!). The purpose of primaries is to choose delegates to support a certain candidate during national conventions. Delegates basically represent a candidate’s votes at the convention. The two main types of primaries are open or closed. Open primaries…
Who 's voting for the president? Not you. We live in a society where your vote…
We have all either heard or used the idiom, two is company, three’s a crowd and this saying can very well be implied to both the two party system of America as well as the third parties in America. Known to our great nation is the two party systems, the Democratic and Republicans. This two party system came about due to a two sided constitution which consisted of an opposing or supporting group or to be clearly defined, the majority squad and minority squad. There was definitely no in between going on here, these were only two parties that one could be a part of. This two party system dominates the United States government and although there is many ways this system is beneficial for promoting public good; it has also been criticized for its disadvantages which include lack of dissenting opinions, apathy of voters due to lack of alternatives and their tendency to ignore different and radical voices. “Today many Americans take pride in their status as “independent voters”, partly because they see parties as lacking vision for the country”. “Since many Americans have become disenchanted by partisan politics, they avoid identification as a “loyal democrat” or a “staunch Republican”. “These negative attitudes towards parties are rooted in the roles that they play in American politics”(ushistory.org 2015).…