During the United States Presidential Elections we are inundated with propaganda that insists we carry out our civic duty and cast a ballot which will help to determine who our nation’s next leader will be. The President of the United States is undoubtedly the most influential individual in our country so, of course, citizens must take the election process very seriously. Yet, how much influence do the voters of this democratic nation truly have on such an important decision? Unfortunately, many
to look at the relationship between the mass media, specifically television, and presidential elections. This paper will focus on the function of television in presidential elections through three main areas: exit polls, presidential debates, and spots. The focus is on television for three reasons. First, television reaches more voters than any other medium. Second, television attracts the greatest part of presidential campaign budgets. Third, television provides the candidates a good opportunity to
The 1972 Presidential Election The election of 1972 was one of the largest landslide victories by a presidential candidate in United States history. President Nixon was reelected to the presidency by beating Senator George McGovern of South Dakota in an impressive victory. The Nixon landslide victory tied FDR’s 60.8 percent of the popular vote in 1936 for the second largest popular vote get in American history. Nixon’s 60.8 percent of the vote compared to McGovern’s 37.6 percent, a difference
Most democratic countries have more than one political party, but The United States seems to still have just two dominating ones. Minor parties have always have a tough time trying making it onto ballots, being recognized on a grand scale like democrats and republicans, or even making it to the white house. While there are some advantages to having a two-party system such as simplicity, There seems to be more disadvantages that comes with it such as the self-perpetuating cycle that allows the two
Walt Whitman wrote many great poems, yet while I read through a list of poems to analyze, one of his most popular poems caught my eye. “O Captain! My Captain!” has so many hidden meanings, as well as sentence structure and imagery. This twenty-four line piece of literary art has made its mark on history by describing the feeling of losing a friend, as well as a leader. This work is a great poem to expose readers to exploring the depths of the words written to interpret the hidden messages among them
On July 12, Bernie Sanders endorsed Hilary Clinton as the Democratic Party Presidential Nominee. By endorsing his former running mate, Sanders utilizes rhetoric to convince his voters to vote for Hillary Clinton for President. He evokes ethos, pathos, and logos. He stresses pathos to convince his voters that his opponent is worthy of their trust. Furthermore, his use of logos helps to prove the credibility of Hillary Clinton. Additionally, Sanders employs ROADS to prove his point and convince his
The Influence of Money on American Elections There have been laws put into place to reform the campaign finance system in the United States. It is apparent that money greatly influences American elections and it has massive effects upon the outcome of recent elections. The laws encourage citizens to participate in elections. Although it may be unknown to many, money greatly influenced the outcome of the 2012 presidential election. As a result of the court case Arizona Free Enterprise v. Bennett,
United States Election System: The United States Presidential Election system was first established by Article II of the United States Constitution. Presidential elections in the United States occur every four years, generally on the Tuesday between the 2nd and 8th day of November. The US Presidential election system relies on the Electoral College, an institution established to directly elect the President and Vice President during the presidential elections. The method of choosing the Electoral
Roy Peter Clark, author of “A More Perfect Union”: Why It Worked, takes a stance on President Barack Obama’s speech while analyzing it. President Barack Obama delivered a speech titled “A More Perfect Union.” His speech focused on the prominent issue of racism in America. In this article, Clark talks about President Obama’s known power and brilliance. Clark makes references and comparisons to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and W.EB. DuBois. “A More Perfect Union” features writing techniques that makes
The Electoral College Should Be Abolished Many years after the United States was founded, the Constitutional Convention met to decide how the new nation would govern itself; they later came to settle on the Electoral College. The Electoral College is a system in which the president and vice president are chosen indirectly. In general, the delegates did not believe that a direct popular vote was acceptable, however that it should be decided by the US senators and representatives instead. The way in
Barack Obama and James Surowiecki would both disagree with each other on the topic of social and economical mobility. Barack Obama explains in his piece how there is a decrease in upward mobility and growing inequality in economics and society. Obama states how the American dream promises equal opportunity to succeed, but it depends on effort and determination. Although this was the dream, in reality, African Americans and other minorities didn’t have access to it, they were out of opportunity. For example
State of the Union Address 2016 Analysis President Barack Obama goal when giving this speech is to inform the Congress on the State of the Union. The primary message being delivered is to focus on the future and the four questions that he believed the country should answer regardless of the future presidents. The person delivering the speech is the 44th president Obama because according to the Article II, Section 2 of the United States Constitution the president must give the congress information
Last Monday, the American people were under the impression that this year’s election cycle couldn’t possibly get any worse. Unfortunately for the citizens of the United States, people around the globe, and all future generations, we couldn’t of been any more wrong. This year’s first presidential debate was chock-full of intellectual fallacies from Trump claiming Hillary isn’t fit to be president simply because of her “look” to Madam Secretary's usual conclusions of the Republican nominee’s sexist
Third parties have been around since the early 1800s but what is a third party? A third party is any party other than Democrats and Republicans. For example, the Libertarian Party or the Green Party are third parties.Third parties have never won an election because of the set two-party system in America. Third parties in different countries get way more attention than they do here in America. Besides this two-party system, third parties have many other barriers from keeping them in getting their foot
many, but the ride to November 8th was bumpy, to say the least and, regardless of the candidate one supported, it was a rough ride for us all. Both Secretary Clinton and Mr. Trump varied greatly on many levels. Secretary Clinton lost the general election after she did not receive enough electoral votes, despite winning the popular vote. I argue Secretary Clinton could have achieved the electoral votes needed to win the presidency, had she campaigned harder, relied less on the voting
This year, the elections are really hard why? Because some people think that the elections are fair and other people think the elections are not fair. This year in the elections have been hard. Why? Because there has been a lot of disagreements, and fights about this elections this year. I think the elections of this year are not fair because, the candidate Donald Trump is racist in many ways, and insult other people and i don’t think he is capable to be the president of United States, and other people
voters in several states have many candidates and their campaigns excited about their chances of winning. Republicans have held their last debate and are busy on the campaign trail to try and garner any support that might still be unpledged. The Democrats have just finished their primary in South Carolina and are pouring over the data to see what it might suggest for the major contests that loom overhead. All the while, millions of dollars have been spent on television ads in states such as Texas
The Democratic Flaw: The Electoral College may be Taking Away Your Voting Rights Who do you think decides the next President of the United States? Most people would probably say the their votes. The correct answer is the Electoral College. People deserve to have their votes matter, so the Electoral College should be abolished to allow the American people the full ability to be able to pick their leader under Democracy. The Electoral College was created by our founding fathers as a part of “The
could only come from deep within and acknowledged how far we have come as a country. This progress Obama spoke of had nothing to do with wealth or world standing. The progress Obama was referring to involved our country’s morality. The goal the United States is striving to reach is written in that 221 year old— now 230 year old—document. The goal was equality for all. As Obama touched on in the speech, achieving this goal is not as easy as it seems. For some inadequate reason, African Americans and
Who knew in 2004 that we would have our first black president? In the Democratic National Convention, senator Barack Obama spoke for the presidential candidate, John Kerry. As the keynote speaker for the Democratic party, he emphasized the principles of his party and unity of American people . With his audience members being democrats, republicans, liberals, and conservatives, he knows that they have their differences, but in the end, they pledge their loyalties to the same country; Obama effectively