Caucus In Presidential Elections

Mike Huckabee was the 44th Governor of Arkansas. He was governor from 1996 until 2007. He has gone down in Arkansas’s history as the longest serving governor. When Huckabee left office he left tax cuts, job creation, reconstruction of his state’s road system, K-16 education reform, and a health plan that took a less expensive approach than the government’s approach to healthcare. He has changed Arkansas it a positive way. Lindsey Graham started his career in politics in 1994 when he was elected as a representative. Graham was elected to the United States Senate in 2002, reelected in 2008, and in 2014. He generated the most votes in South Carolina for senate. In 2008’s election he generated over one million votes. Graham has experience with

There are numerous people vying to be the Republican candidate for the 2016 Presidential election. Of all the current candidates, Donald Trump is one that will get America back on track because he believes in our education, he has strong opinions on immigration, and he believes the people of Americans should have their 2nd Amendment protected.

Former Texas Governor and two-time Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry came out of hiding after suspending his campaign to speak at Value Voter Summit Friday afternoon in Washington, D.C.

Steven Grover Cleveland was born in Caldwell, New Jersey on March 18,1837. Grover Cleveland’s family consisted of his 5 sisters and 3 brothers. He stopped using his first name because he thought Grover sounded more important than Steven. Grover’s father was a minister and taught him religious studies. While information on his mom was not listed.

Huckabee’s firm position supporting the 2nd Amendment and the protection of gun ownership rights ought to benefit him in regards to gaining popularity among the primary voters in the Republican party, of which 71% favor gun rights over gun control (Pew Research Center). His plans for securing the Mexico-United States border will also help him gain votes, seeing as 73% of Republicans favor the building of a fence along the Mexican border (Pew Research Center). Huckabee his very clear as to what his values are, if elected, he would push for a reversal of the Supreme Court decision on gay marriage (PBS), 66% of Republicans oppose gay marriage as well, though his stance on this issue would most likely create issues for him in the Presidential election, due to slightly over half (57%) of adults in the United States favoring the legality of gay marriage (Pew Research Center). Huckabee believes that the Affordable Healthcare Act should be repealed (PBS), along with the 73% of Republicans that believe that the Affordable Healthcare Act will continue to have a negative impact on the country in the near future (Pew Research Center). Huckabee’s opposition to abortions will also help him gain votes among Republicans, 84% of whom believe it should be illegal in all or most cases, though 51% of the general public believe it should be legal in those conditions (Pew Research Center).

CNBC’s GOP Presidential Debate this year was held at the University of Colorado at Boulder, and the moderators focused their questions greatly on the economy, current national budget, tax reforms, immigration policies and their disagreements with the Democratic party. The Republican candidates that participated in this debate included Ohio governor John Kasich, former governor of Arkansas Mike Huckabee, former Florida governor Jeb Bush, Florida senator Marco Rubio, business man Donald Trump, retired surgeon Ben Carson, former HP CEO Carly Fiorina, Texas senator Ted Cruz, New Jersey governor Chris Christie, and Kentucky senator Rand Paul. With tensions growing between candidates and political parties, I feel that the moderators for this debate seemed to personally attack the candidates when questioning their reasoning behind their answers.

Like a strategy straight out of Sun Tzu 's Art Of War, Hillary Clinton is using Donald Trump 's own party against him in a brutal new campaign ad that shows even the majority of Republicans find Trump distasteful and potentially disastrous for America.

Since the presidential candidates have been fighting for the democratic/rebuplican nominee, there’s been a “faveriote” candidate, Donald Trump. Since Donald Trump has announced his running in the race, he has said some things people disagree with. He even has had celebrities threaten to leave the country if he becomes president. So there’s been a campain, and anti-trump can pain. The campaign which now has ultimately failed, since trump’s competors have all dropped out, meaning he automatically gets the republican seat. The anti-trump campain has spent over 75 million dollars trying to persuade people not to vote for him. The campaign had republicans and democrats criticizing his views. surprisingly every one out of four dollars came from

In a closed primary election, it's only open to voters who are registered as one of the two parties–Republican or Democrat. However, in an open primary election, it’s open to all voters who can decide which party they want to vote for on the day of the election. In regards to voter, most people who usually vote depends on their education and other factors such as age. According to the statistics, younger individuals don’t vote as much as the older generations who knows the importance of voting. For the younger generation, they tend to not vote due to the complexity of voting, or they just feel that their vote won’t make a difference. This shows that there are barriers to voting. Nevertheless, the primary system is a not a very good system because this system doesn’t represent all the people of the

Primaries are timewise way earlier than the elections. As mentioned earlier, primaries are useful to narrow the candidates down before an election. The 2016 primaries will start on February 1st in Iowa and end on June 14th in Washington, DC. After that, on November 8th, the national presidential election takes place, where through a vote from the members of the U.S. Electoral College the President and Vice President of the United States will get elected directly.

This paper is targeting at explaining the significance of Barack Obama’s 2008 democratic primaries victory as well as its causes and consequences.

When electing a President it is important to choose somebody qualified who will be prepared to take on all five main roles that being the President requires. It would be very hard for somebody to have enough experience and qualifications to execute all five roles. They would be of a very old age which could be concerning because we would like our President to always be at his best and alive in order to execute his jobs and duties well. However, there are jobs and experiences that allow a candidate to be qualified for at least one or two of the roles. There are four main qualifying positions or experiences that all previous Presidents have had prior to their Presidency. Working in the Federal Executive branch, the Federal Legislative branch, the State Executive branch, or the Military are these four. Federal Executive branch experience includes being a member of the Cabinet or having been the Vice President,

The Office of the President of the United States of America is one of the most powerful and coveted positions in the world. The job is sought by persons wishing to make an impact on the direction of this country; the decisions they make are shaped by their political and personal backgrounds, political allegiances and individual beliefs. Based off of these criteria, these candidates generally fall into two political parties. The more conservative of these categories is the Republican Party. The Republican Party, or GOP as it is also called, has a large field of Presidential hopefuls vying for the Party’s nomination in the upcoming 2016 elections. Two of the more distinctively different candidates are, Businessman, Donald John Trump and, Former

Washington, D.C.—In midst of an accelerating competition with his fellow Republican peers, Governor Bobby Jindal has been playing one hand after another to dodge the political currents that threaten to sweep him out of the race. These currents consist of three weaknesses: a lack of sufficient funding, exposure, and unique viewpoints. His narrow chances for nomination are cut further when he would once again be placed in the undercard debate on Oct. 28 due to low national polling results.

Whether it stems from a sense of duty, a need to protect social security and Medicaid, or simply because they have more time on their hands, senior citizens play a critical role in deciding the political composition and direction of our country.