is a representation of the « American Dream ». It’s a famous bias, that most of the foreign followers are attracted by all the ingredients of « American Dream », including: the best education, most strong economic system, but also by the freedom and people’s rights. We do not need to forget. Unfortunately, it’s likely to be an intention of some Presidential candidates. On the other side it’s a a Media representation of the presidential candidates speech. The media enlarges them intentionally, and
At the 1787 Constitutional Convention, the delegates discussed methods to elect the president. Three presidential election schemes—election by the people, by state governments, or by Congress—were proposed and the delegates combined all three to create the electoral college system. The system is still in function but the electoral college has sparked a heated debate regarding its fairness. A close examination demonstrates that the electoral college is not a fair method of selecting the president
Public exposure, social influences, and social media are three ways that the internet has impacted the public opinion in presidential elections. There is more data on the web than there is anyplace else on the planet, and can be comprised and seen by anybody at any time. Social influences alter the minds of public opinion and voting behaviors, via celebrities, culture, and emotions. Social media also has a great influence on the public opinion and voting behaviors, through Twitter, Facebook, and
The Electoral College In the 1980 United States Presidential Election between Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter, and John B. Anderson the people’s vote was not enough, the president was chosen by the electoral college. Approximately eleven years after the founding of the United States of America with the newly formed democracy, many government officials believed that using a direct popular vote for the president and vice president via the people was an unwise decision. Some believed that if the people
This was Kenya’s biggest crisis after its independence. The country was taken over by violence following the announcement of the results for presidential elections. Approximately 1,300 people were killed in the violent conflict, property was destroyed and many Kenyans were displaced. The AU sent former UN secretary General Kofi Annan to Kenya to come and lead the mediation talks. Having worked as the
playing a more prominent role in shaping people’s perception about diverse issues, ranging from social, economic, and political. The new media is strategicin framing political perceptions as it was defined more recently in the United States presidential elections, in which the new media was deployed strategically by candidates to project positive image while opponents discredited same using the new media. The new media is being adopted to hold public officers accountable, which is the traditional role
analysis of the trends within the country. The trends could range from the economic to the social point of view. There has been a continuous decline of the social well being of the white Americans as evident from the census statistics. Further, the election of a non-white president is an indication of how the Americans themselves had became the minority in their own country. With less doubt, this is one of the reasons that could have led to Trump’s rigid sentiments about his strategies of making great
incorporate the pathos appeal into their campaign, they know that if they can get the people’s heart, they have also received their vote. Mario Cuomo exemplifies this logic in his speech given at the Democratic Convention in 1984. When the presidential election approaches, each party must make its decision about who should be representing the country. In 1984, Cuomo gave his speech packed with pathos appeals. He begins with the current president’s (Reagan) view that the United States was a “country
Olympe de Gouges, formerly know as Marie Gouze, wrote the Declaration of the Rights of Women and the Female Citizen in September of 1791. This primary source explains de Gouges’ strong opinion of the treatment of women, how they are seen as disposable objects, the split of property in a marriage, and the topic of feminism and equality in the late 18th century. De Gouges includes a marriage contract in her declaration. This contract sets the conditions of how property will be shared and passed down
men when they do run for office. In terms of fundraising and vote totals, the consensus among researchers is the complete absence of overt gender bias. Based on a national study of voting patterns, for example, one group of political scientists concludes: “A candidate’s sex does not affect his or her chances of winning an election . . . Winning elections has nothing to do with the sex of the candidate” (Lawless and Fox. 2010) Although, this in fact is true ”when investigators take a more in-depth