a bad joke or a false statement‚ it can cause them to lose support in a presidential election. In Robert E. Denton‚ Jr.’s “The 2012 Presidential Campaign‚” he discusses candidates’ memes and videos on social media. Denton elaborated on how a candidate’s actions can “go viral‚” in minutes and “leave the campaign little control over the message.” For example‚ Big Bird memes were the highlight of the second 2012 presidential debate when Romney stated: "he would consider cutting federal funding to
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elective politics and has entered into the 2016 race for the Republican presidential election. His brash personality and simple rhetoric appears to be resonating with voters. This idea is reinforced with his increasing numbers in the polls especially after each altercation he has with the other candidates. Donald Trump is clearly is emerging‚ and maintaining his current position‚ as a front runner for the Republican presidential election. Most of society would agree that public opinion is an important
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Republican nominee Donald Trump states in a tweet‚ “Just remember‚ the birther movement was started by Hillary Clinton in 2008. She was all in!”(Trump‚ Donald J) He did this in the response of Hilary’s tweet talking about Ben Carson’s response to the question‚ “would it be okay to have a Muslim president?” Which he then on went to say‚ “ I would absolutely not agree with that.” (Todd‚ “Meet the Press Transcript”) Hillary’s tweet stated‚ “Can a Muslim be President of the United States of America? In a word:
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1. What were the key issues in the 1800 presidential election? Why is it called the "Revolution of 1800?" Thomas Jefferson won the election of 1800 by a majority of 73 electoral votes to 65‚ and even though Adams got more popular votes‚ Jefferson got New York. But‚ even though Jefferson triumphed‚ in a technicality he and Aaron Burr tied for presidency. The vote‚ according to the Constitution‚ would now go to the Federalist-dominated House of Representatives. Hateful of Jefferson‚ many wanted to
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electors that represent your state‚ and the bigger states get more electors. Sounds perfect right? Wrong. The way the electors are distributed is not perfect‚ and three times in American history‚ the person who won the popular vote did not win the electoral vote. That happened in 1888‚ 2000‚ and 2016. Because of this‚ electoral college should be abolished because it is outdated‚ it does not always reflect the popular vote‚ and it causes candidates to only campaign in certain states. The electoral college
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1. How are the number of electoral votes decided for each state? How many electoral votes are in your home state? Which Presidential candidate (Obama or Romney) won your state’s electoral votes in the 2012 election? 2. Briefly explain the “pros and cons” of the electoral system. Why do we have the electoral system? What are some arguments against it? 3. In a few sentences‚ explain what you think. Should the U.S. maintain the current Electoral College system‚ move toward a national popular vote
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if Clinton wins it could flip the House. Most people tend to vote strictly for their party’s candidates‚ but this election could cause some of them to split ticket vote. Although it is predicted that if Clinton leads by 10 points that she has a chance of giving the Democrats a lead in the House this is unlikely due to the fact that Gerrymandering is popular among the republican states. Gerrymandering is the art of redistricting in a way to help the incumbent‚ by concentrating or diluting the minorities
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It’s me‚ Charlotte. The 1996 Presidential Election was two days ago. The Democrat nominee Bill Clinton‚ won his second term. His Vice President candidate is Al Gore. He beat the Republican Bob Dole and Jack Kemp. Kemp is Dole’s Vice President candidate. Although Clinton got 379 electoral votes and Dole got 159 electoral votes‚ the popular vote looks much closer. Clinton got about forty-seven million votes and Dole got about thirty-nine million votes. I think that it is great that lots of people went
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It was a competitive election for Barack Obama and John McCain. This election would determine the fate of many lives during the economic downfall that the United States was facing. In 2008‚ Michelle Obama spoke at the Democratic Convention about her husband Barack Obama. The election was Barack Obama against John McCain. The well known woman wanted to bring attention to how her husband is a strong leader. She uses strategies like pathos through imagery‚ repetition‚ and language to persuade the American
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in social media: Barack Obama - In my examples‚ I can’t leave out future President Barack Obama. He has been seen as a leader in the use of Twitter during the Presidential Election. He has over 170‚000 followers and is following over 165‚000. Personally I remember the "twitter buzz" during the Presidential Debates as well as the election. As you can see we have adult beverage companies‚ exotic automobile manufacturers‚ pastry shops and our future President using social media tool‚ it’s not too
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