Ben Boyd: Presedential Election

There are many unique and diverse people running for presidency for the year of 2008. The canidates running for president for the Democratic party are Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, Mike Gravel, Dennis Kucinich, Barack Obama, and Bill Richardson. The canidates running for president for the Republican party are Rudy Giuliani, Mike Huckabee, Duncan Hunter, Alan Keyes, John McCain, Ron Paul, Mitt Romney, and Fred Thompson.
Hillary Clinton is a democrat and her campaign centrilizes around Health Care, Education, Economy+Budget, and Iraq. John Edwards is also running under the democratic party and his campaign centrilizes around Health Care, Economy+Budget, and the Iraq War. Mike Gravel is running under the Democratic party and his campaign centrilizes around Economy+Budget, The Environment, and Immigration. Dennis Kucinich is running under the Democratic party and his campaign centrilizes around Health Care, the Environment, and the Iraq War. Barack Obama is running under the Democratic party and his campaign centrilizes around Health Care, The Iraq War, and Economy+ Budget. Bill Richardson is the final major canidate running under the Democratic Party. His campaign centrilizes on the Iraq War.
Rudy Giuliani is running under the Republican party and his campaign centrilizes around Immigration and the Economy+Budget. Mike Huckabee is also runing under the republican party and his poltical intiatives his campaign also centrilzes around Immigration and the Economy+Budget, very much like Rudy Giuliani. Duncan Hunter is running under the Republican party and his campiagn focuses around Immigration and the Iraq War. John McCain ia running under the Republican party and his politcal intiatives are the Iraq War and Immigration. Ron Paul is a Rublican who's campaign centrilizes around the Iraq War and the Economy+Budget. Mitt Romney is a Republican who's campaign centrilizes around Immigration and the Economy + Budget. Fred Thompson is the final canidate for the Republicans and his political intiatives are Immigration, Economy+Budget, and Abortion. (Washingtonpost.com)
A caucus is an informal meeting between candidates and potential voters where candidates can meet the voters in numerous places such as schools or churches. Caucuses are held to allow people to evaluate each candidate. It also allows candidates of the same party to compete over each other. (drake.edu)
The National Conventions for each political party are held every four years in the United States by the parties that will be fielding nominees in the upcoming presidential election. The National Convention for the Republican party will be held in Chicago on June 2, and on August 25-28 for the Democratic party. They are held to select nominees for Presedent and Vice President, as well as alternatives for the nominees. (Thinkquest.org)
The elction process is the usual mechanism by which our modern democracy fills offices in the legislature, also in the executive and judiciary, and for regional and local government. We re-elect or elect someone for president every four years. (wikpidia.org)
Besides election techniques, canidates can be exposed to the public through media. Also, through the News and apperaing on the television wiether it be on talk show or a debate, or a rally.
The presidential election system is broken when no candidate receives the majority of the votes. The president election system is partially like American Idol or Survivor because some people do pay attention to the issues presented but others may just vote on the most popualr person or celebrity figure. The primary system does not always produce the best candidates sometimes is justs elects the most popular one. The best candidate is not always the best president because sometimes a president might be elected becuase of there advantage over the competition through there money and their popularity.
Sometimes we elect skilled and thoughtful leaders into presidency but othertimes just the best celeberity package is elected into presidency. This is because the best celeberity package is usually the one known by most people and has the most money to work with. To run a campaign it can cost well over 375,000 dollars. This cost makes me feel that the election is unfair because someone who doesnt have the funds that someone else does can simply seem like a better canidate when in reality just are useing more money. Canidates who have less money definitly have a disadvantage over those who have a lot of money. Candidates receive funds through contributions,disbursements, individuals, and cash thats on hand. (washingtonpost.com)
If i could vote for president in this election i think that I would vote for Barack Obama. This is becuase he has a lot of governing expierence because he had been an Illinois Senator for 6 years and it was said that he strided and was successful in improving upon the areas in which his campaign is centrilized around right now. The Presidential elections are a very complex topic.