votes for Republicans but sometimes it shifts to Democrats. From 1976 to 1988‚ all the votes are Republican but it shifted in 1992 when they voted for a democrat. Then again‚ from 1996 to 2004‚ they went back to the Republican Party. In the 2008 election‚ the democrats won by a margin of 53.7% compared to the republican
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The 2014 Hong Kong protests‚ also referred to as the Umbrella Revolution‚ began in September 2014 when anti-government advocates in Hong Kong protested outside the government headquarters and occupied several major city intersections after the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress(NPCSC) announced its decision on proposed electoral reform.[5]Instead of allowing civil nominations‚ the NPCSC made it clear that a 1200-member nominating committee‚ which would remain nominated by the business
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Contender or Pretender Midterm elections are held two years after the four-year election for president. The state of Oklahoma’s governor was Mary Fallin; however‚ a governor is only allotted two terms and Fallin was elected for 2010 and 2014. In 2018‚ the governor slot needs to be filled. Gary Richardson is a lawyer from Tulsa that plans to run for Governor in 2018 on the Republican ticket. Richardson has prior history of running for this position and ran as an independent for Governor in 2002 and
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Colorado Voter Reform: A Model for the Nation Since the early 2000s‚ many states have taken on the daunting task to reform age-old election processes. Many states have opted for simple changes‚ focusing on only a few revisions‚ the most contentious being a requirement for some form of photo identification when voting at the polls. While Colorado has had on the books its own identification requirements‚ the reform the state chose focused on neither that nor any other single reform. Instead‚ the reforms
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STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS of PNOY 2013 The President began his SONA by recalling how‚ nearly four years ago‚ a group of well-meaning people persuaded him to run in the 2010 presidential elections‚ assuring him that while serious problems hound the country‚ they expected him only to start laying the groundwork at least for permanent resolution of those problems. They assured him they would help him face the challenges all the way. He hesitated‚ but knew that he wasn’t raised to evade responsibility
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Primary election and general election do differ from each other‚ but also‚ these two elections go hand in hand. They both are steps in determining who our president will be for the next term. First comes the primary election and then the general election. With the category of a primary election a state chooses between caucusing and primaries. The difference between the two is the process they proceed to take. Although in the end they both are able to give the information needed to continue to the
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reported that the November midterm elections was abysmally low in regards to voter turnout. Over all‚ the national turnout of the election was only 36.3% compared to over 70 decades ago when the voter participation turnout was only 36.3% (Board 2014) . Thus said‚ with a clear non-advancement in voter turnout‚ can it ultimately be considered a problem that needs to be fixed? Low participation is a cynical argument‚ exclaiming that: voters need to be more concern‚ elections don’t matter‚ and real decisions
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The 2016 Election is coming soon‚ and almost everybody is thinking about who is going to win: Bernie Sanders‚ Hillary Clinton‚ Donald Trump‚ etc. There are national debates‚ the news‚ and even public forums to discuss your opinion. Everyone has their preferences‚ yet only about half of all eligible voters actually vote. No country can run properly with only fifty percent of the people. There are always tons of people who are upset with the outcome‚ and we are wasting the rights that Americans had
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zoe cooper HSC 2016: Support individuals to manage continence 1 Understand factors that affect the management of continence 1.1 Explain how difficulties with continence can affect an individual’s self esteem‚ health and their day to day activities Incontinence can affect individuals mentally as well as physically‚ it can have a negative effect on self esteem‚dignity and independence as they may be ashamed or embarrassed to ask for help either to go to the toilet or to clean up if they have had
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There is a hidden aspect that has been a huge part of every election since John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. It is something that the common folk are unaware of‚ contributing to the issue‚ and many politicians prosper from. The answer? Political ignorance. Political ignorance is the lack of information and knowledge regarding political issues. Many believe that politics don’t apply to their daily lives or that since they read the news every once in awhile‚ they aren’t guilty of it. The reason why
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