In “An Election to Remember,” an article by Glen Greenberg, Greenberg discusses why this year’s election is truly one to remember. Early on Wednesday morning, it was clear that Trump had won the majority of the electoral college votes and become the 45th President of the United States of America. The results were delayed because of several key states such as Florida, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina, were too close to call. By 2:30 A.M., Trump had received a total of 276 electoral college votes out of the 270 needed, while Hillary Clinton had only acquired 218. These results surprised many pollsters because many previous polls had shown favor for Hillary Clinton. In Trump’s campaign, the three most difficult goals were to convince …show more content…
Donald Trump is going to be our President. We owe him an open mind and a chance to lead.” She also stated, “This loss hurts, but please never stop believing that fighting for what is right is worth it.” Trump said, “We owe her a major debt of gratitude for her service to our country.” Trump came into the presidency after a long career in real estate; he also starred in reality shows. When Trump and his running mate Pence take the office on January 20, they will confront challenges. They will have to try to bring the country together after an election that has torn the country apart. They will also have the traditional struggles of getting people jobs and other international issues. This election is truly one to recollect. First off, the candidates were one of a kind Trump having no background in politics made him a questionable candidate, while Hillary Clinton being a female had already made history by becoming one of the two major-party candidates for the presidency. Although Clinton had won pretty much every pre-election poll, she was still unable to become president. I suspect that the second time investigation into her email situation was her downfall. Because of the email crisis, she was unable to finish out her campaigning as she planned. It also took the attention off of the release of the video that showed Trump’s improper talk about women. I believe
Obama’s 2008 election threw a wrench in the works when it comes to classifying Clinton’s election and future elections. “When a stable persistent voter coalition is established, the vote is non-successive elections will be highly correlated” (Pomper 544). The non-successive elections of 2000, 2004, and 2016 certainly support this. The same might be said, however, for 2008, 2012, and 2020 if a democratic candidate puts up similar numbers to Obama. If that were so, does that make 2016 a “temporary peculiarity” and 2008 a critical election? It is impossible to know until the time comes that 2008 and 2012 can really be looked back on. Pomper encourages people to look at elections and candidates not as isolated events, but to “focus on the similarities between different elections, … classify them … abstract some patterns” (Pomper 535), but can this always hold true? Obama’s substantial victory in 2008 could be coughed up to Campbell’s fundamentals. The Republicans are in their second term, the economy is at its lowest since the Great Depression, and Bush’s approval rating is at 25% by the end of October (Gallup). In that case, the Democratic voter base may not have really changed, but more people voted Democrat because they were unhappy with Bush. “Either the ‘Obama coalition’ is very much Obama’s rather than his party’s, or that his victories are due to circumstances”
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2016 is slowly approaching as 2015 comes to an end and thus ushers in a new president at the end of the year! The 2016 election will be held on November 8th, 2016 and will be the 58th quadrennial presidential election. With each presidential election comes the controversy on the basis of how they were elected. Primarily, the public’s opinion on the Electoral College and how it is the actual determining factor, in who is chosen for the presidency. The problems that may spring forward will be what the Electoral College actually is and how it works, why the Founding Fathers created the Electoral College, major criticisms on the Electoral College, and why it should be abolished.
Every 20th of January, the United States undergoes the passing of power from one president, to another. On this specific election, Donald J. Trump was elected as president. He has received much criticism from opposition, but much praise from his supporters. Although a very controversial person, Trump gave a great speech that was based on uniting the people as one. Trump used multiple rhetorical strategies such as repetition, pauses in speech, and listing are just a few of them. Adding hints of populism, his speech was one that touched many citizens. While very controversial, Trump’s inauguration speech was one that was based on the people, not the elite, about bringing back what made America great, and uniting everyone as one.
The Electoral College allows a candidate to win the presidency without winning the majority of popular votes. Additionally, the unequal representation created by the number of electors each state has leads to a differential worth depending upon a voter’s state of residency. Moreover, the winner-take-all rule of the results in votes which are essentially rendered worthless if they are contrary the state majority. Finally, the system places much of the focus and power to effect elections in the hands of so called swing states that are not historically aligned with only one party. (Dahl, 80-83) These aspects of the U.S. political system are utterly counterintuitive and stand in stark contrast to many of the cardinal ideals of
The Presidential Election of 1992 In 1992, the incumbent president, George Bush, was seeking reelection. It was the general consensus that he would be the 'hands down, no contest winner'. When the smoke had cleared and the votes were tallied, many were shocked at the results. Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton defeated the incumbent in a landslide!
Based on the performance and content of the presidential debate, Hillary Clinton emerged the winner. A debate is a typical adversarial argument, which is characterized by competition. There is one winner and one loser. The argument revolves around two people who have different or opposite ways of thinking, argue the same topic. The arguer is intent on changing the other’s beliefs. Further, the arguer usually tries to refute the opponent by showing or invalidating the opponent’s viewpoints. In this first presidential debate, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton stated their claims and provided supporting facts to prove each is the better candidate for president. Both Donald and Hillary set out to sway more people to “their side” as choice for president of the United States.
Last year’s circumstance was the first of its kind in over a century. There have been many close elections, but none have resulted in the popular candidate losing to his opponent. The Electoral College cast the final vote in that election. The people who went out to the polls in November, many of whom believing that they were indeed voting for president, did not.
The 2005 General Election Campaign and the Democratic Party The 2005 general election campaign has been a defective democratic
The Life and Legacy of Donald Trump Donald John Trump was born in Queens, New York on June 14, 1946 (Ask Men 3). The fourth child of Fred and Mary-Anne Trump, Donald was born into wealth and prosperity. His family operated a profitable New York real estate developing company, specializing in middle-income housing, Elizabeth Trump & Sons (Biography 2). Trump was an energetic child and was sent to military school during his teen years to learn to disciple (Ask Men 5). He succeeded at The New York Military Academy and became a star student, football, baseball, and soccer player (Encyclopedia of World Biography 2).
I also hope that he does not complicate the life of immigrates and black people in this nation so that they can live a tranquil life and be able to be free as any white people or American citizen. As we know Trump did not win on popularity vote of America instead his winning votes was deducted in Electoral College votes. I had many friends planning to go back to their countries and some just trying find another place to live because they believe the United States is going to be the worst place to live, and while they all talked I just looked at them like and tell them “you do not have to run away, instead they should find to help the country and the community we live in” I told them that because I do not we need to rely on the president to help the society or community we live, and people as community can do something to help the nation, starting community and even though the president elected was not who they may expect to be, there is no way to change that anymore, so people need to have positive thoughts about the new present. Because the government must work for the people, making sure everything is good for them and their necessities are being taken care of, we need to trust him and give him the opportunity to show that America was wrong and he can actually do something good as a president, and see what he is going to do to make “America greater” as he said he will in all his campaign and debates. I pray that we won’t build any wall, deport people who are here working hard for a better life just from not being American, thus, we need to have faith in our heavenly God and whether or not a Trump’s supporter, we need to make sure the government work for all the people in the
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There was something else record-breaking about the 2016 Presidential election besides being trumped and being rocky mountain high. The heavily Republican state of Maine made a landmark progressive move. They became the first state to approve a referendum instituting ranked choice voting for state and federal elections; choosing to reject the antiquated single vote/first across the post/winner take all status quo system of election. To paraphrase Henry Grabar’s excellent description of ranked choice voting from his Slate.com blog posting titled Maine Just Passed Ranked Choice Voting; instead of voting for a single candidate, each voter ranks the candidates from first choice through fifth choice, eliminating any need for expensive runoff elections or in the event of a third party race, if no candidate gets a majority. To tally the votes, if there is no majority winner, drop the candidate with the least votes and apply those voters’ second choices. In the past, this idea was generally shelved due to the complexity of counting the ballots, but computerized voting
As a result of extreme hard work and perseverance followed by an unmatchable drive to succeed, Donald J. Trump has earned the right to be known as a multi-billionaire, real estate icon, and President of the United States of America. Reflecting on his life, he has faced many challenges and overcame them all. To understand how he rose to success and his journey to the top of the kingpin, it is important to recognize how he saw the American dream and pursued it. Today, many recognize him as the president, but very few can fully grasp all that he has done in his life. From his start as a real estate mogul, to his impact on the media, there are many questions as to how he became so recognizable today.
The president elect must be able to deal with problems this country inherited under President Bush. There are still many issues in the United States that President Bush hasn?t given any attention to. The new president must be able to show the judgment to lead in times of crisis. He should be able to talk, negotiate and compromise whenever a conflict arises.