The big problems of the electoral system were particularly evident in the 2000 elections: There may have been significant discrepancies between the voter decision and the electoral vote; a candidate who obtains the most vote’s nationwide‚ does not necessarily have to combine the most electors. Al Gore won in 2000‚ the absolute majority of votes‚ but received fewer votes in the Electoral College as his opponent George W. Bush. Another disadvantage is the focus of the candidates on states where pollsters
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Overall‚ I think the presidential election process is very democratic‚ or at least much more democratic then it was. The Founders’ original plan was to have the state legislatures decide how the electors would be elected and the only role the people would play would be to elect the people in the legislature who would then vote for the electors. However‚ the introduction of the political parties has made the presidential election process more democratic since the founding‚ as seen through its effects
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Three Problems in the 2000 Presidential Election One of the problems that occurred during the 2000 presidential election was how the news stations called the state of Florida for Al Gore‚ while there are two time zones in the state. On the western side‚ the people still had one whole hour to cast their ballots. Also‚ there was still 12 minutes left on the Eastern side. This caused much confusion‚ and people did not know who to believe. A survey estimated that 15‚000 people did not vote‚ because
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their ballot from a remote terminal that is connected to the central database where actual processing of the ballot is done. Online systems have the advantage of providing convenience to the voter and reduce the time wasted in the queuing process at election centers. This paper describes a research carried out at TaitaTaveta University College‚ a higher learning institution in Kenya and the process undertaken to achieve development and deployment of a web based system topromote free and fair democratic
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Victor Ramirez 4/12/12 COM-126 Agenda Setting in the Media In 2008 Political front runner Barack Obama won the presidential election. During this time‚ America had swayed into a recession which the economy suffered massive cutbacks and drowning in debt. America was also at war currently with Iraq which stirred up many other problematic issues to come about during this year. The media was and still is the main door way to the public to address these issues. The agenda setting function during
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control government through winning elections. 2. Plurality: the largest number of votes cast for the office 3. Incumbent: current officeholder 4. Splinter Parties: those individuals who have split away from one of the major parties 5. Major Parties: American Politics‚ Republican and Democratic parties 6. Bipartisan: two major parties find common ground‚ in this endeavor. 7. Electorate: the people eligible to vote. 8. Precinct: smallest unit of election administration; the voters in each precinct
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I am glad to have this chance to share my opinions about the 2016 presidential election with you. Hope you have will enjoy the reading. In 2016 presidential election‚ the competition was very intense‚ people were split in half for each candidate. Donald Trump became the president‚ and many people may asking how come he can win a professional politician? In my portfolio‚ I will include 2 essays to express my answer for this question. The argument essay[3M] is focused on why some people voting for
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Why Obama won the 2012 Election The American elections of 2012 was very competitive between the Democrat candidate Barrack Obama‚ who was the president then‚ and Mitt Romney‚ the Republican candidate. The campaigns and presidential debates were quite heated and as has been earlier mentioned‚ it was tight for each of them as polls clearly indicated that both Obama and Romney had more or less an equally high chance of winning the presidential elections. Demographics played a significant part in
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The presidential election in 2000 between George W. Bush and Al Gore was a close race‚ unfortunately for Al Gore‚ the election was not fair. When Florida voted the first time Bush won all 25 electoral votes‚ he won by 15‚000 votes. Palm Beach county in Florida demanded a recount because many citizens believed they voted for the wrong person due to the confusion of the ballot. The machine which counted the votes didn’t count correctly and somehow took away thousands of votes away from Gore and gave
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over 50%. Although Donald Trump poses a threat‚ I believe that on November 8th‚ voters will put their trust in Hillary Clinton‚ and she will become the next President of the United States. One reason why I believe that Hillary Clinton will win the election is because Donald Trump has slowly been self destructing‚ and his ratings continue to fall. According to POLTICO.com‚ in the week of July 22nd‚ 44% of Voters were planning on voting for Trump‚ while only 43% supported Hillary. The week of October
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