...Marcus Ewers 3-15-16 Ms. Hartstein Literature Persuasive Essay Why to vote Republican rather than Democrat. The 2016 presidential election is only 7 months away and options are very limited. You got the Democrats: Hillary Clinton and her competitor Bernie Sanders. For the Republicans you have now only Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, and John Kasich to choose from. Three Super Tuesdays have already occurred and Trump has won the majority of them. On super Tuesday 3 Trump won the Florida Republican Primary which was a huge victory for him over his competitor Marco Rubio. Trump manages to beat Rubio in his own state of Florida. Because of this Marco Rubio has dropped out of the presidential run. Leaving only Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, and John...
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...candidates had in mind as future president. One general consensus was to strengthen our national alliances around the world. In a specific quote by Ted Cruz claimed, “In that State of the Union, President Obama didn’t so much as mention the 10 sailors that had been captured by Iran…” clearly disapproving our current president’s performance. What struck me quite repulsive were Trump’s attacks on Cruz’s qualifications to run for the presidency. As stated in the Constitution, a presidential candidate must be 35 years of age, a resident in the United States for 14 years, and a natural born citizen. Presidential candidate Ted Cruz clears all 3 of these benchmarks, but a dispute was raised concerning his birth; if he was considered a naturalized citizen. As he was born in Canada, he was criticized for not being a natural-born citizen. As classified by CRS, “… the term ‘natural born citizen’ citizen would mean a person who is entitled to U.S. citizenship 'by birth' or 'at birth,' either by being born 'in' the United States and under its jurisdiction, even those born to alien parents; by being born abroad to U.S. citizen-parents; or by being born in other situations meeting legal requirements for U.S. citizenship 'at birth." This would classify Cruz eligible to run for president as his father was from Cuba, but earned his citizenship in the United States. His mother was born in Delaware, simplifying that side of the family. Given the chance, Trump would take extreme measures to secure...
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...Bryony Crocker Duckworth Gov 2305 12 March 2016 Who Will They Choose? It’s 2016 and about that time we declare a new president of the United States. This year’s presidential candidates are quite unique and controversial; currently we have two democrats in the running, and only three republicans remaining after many drops out, still, there are 5 candidates going strong, fighting for the chance to be the next leader of our country. The Democratic Party candidates are Hillary Clinton, former US secretary of state, and Bernie Sanders, US senator, the Republican Party candidates, I will be talking about are Ted Cruz, US senator, and businessman Donald Trump. Starting with the Democratic side, almost all of us know Hillary Clinton as the former first lady of the United States, when she was married to Bill Clinton, but now it’s her chance to be the real first lady by possibly being elected the first female president. Hillary Rodham was born and raised Park Ridge, Chicago her father, Hugh, a hardcore republican, and her mother Dorothy had provided Hillary with a stable middle-class life. Hillary’s mother did not have the best childhood growing up, and this had sparked a flame in Hillary to fight for women’s rights and children’s needs everywhere. Hillary became heavily involved with social justice activism at Wellesley College, and was elected to be the first student speaker at her graduation. (Hillary’s Story) Hillary graduated from Yale Law School, but instead of joining a big...
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...Republican Debate 1/13/2016 was held at the North Charleston Coliseum in North Charleston, South Carolina and was aired on Fox Business Network at 9:00 pm. Niel Cavuto and Maria Bartiromo narrated the debate of: Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Ben Carson, Chris Cristie, Geb Bush, John Kasich. During the debate John Kaisch spoke fluently and used natural hand motions that showed that he was passionate about what he was talking about. Chris Christie used little hand motions but he made constant emotional contact with the audience by referencing the safety of our homes, families, and kids. Jeb Bush kept stuttering which showed he was nervous. He also spoke in a fake pressuring tone which was distracting to me and made it obvious he was trying too hard. Marco Rubio did not smile when the audience applauded and he didn’t wait that long to continue talking which I liked because it showed he knew what he wanted to say; however, he talked too fast which was distracting. Ben Carson’s opening was unprofessional. Donald Trump’s hand motions are excessive, obnoxious, and awkward. Democratic Debate on 1/17/16 was held at the Galillard Center in Charleston, South Carolina and was aired by NBC News at 8 pm. Andrea Mitchell and Chuck Todd narrate the debate of Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders and Martin O’Malley. Hilary Clinton had a very strong opening. O’Malley had awkward eye contact with the audience; it was obvious when he was reading his speech. At the end of his opening he says...
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...President Trump has failed to focus consistently on rebuilding the devastated island of Puerto Rico, home to 3.4 million US Citizens, after the tropical storm Hurricane Maria took place. Two months after the disaster the lights still remain off in even the most bustling cities of Puerto Rico, more than 50% of the population still live without electricity, and 100% of those with power experience constant blackouts. The innocent citizens of Puerto Rico have essentially been left for dead by their own federal government, and despite the efforts of Puerto Rican Officials to raise money for the island, the funds raised so far are nowhere near what is needed to provide and rebuild for Puerto Rico's commonwealth. Part of the reason why Puerto Rico...
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...democrat side, we can see that Hillary is in the lead, much more so than Bernie sanders. Hillary has gained quite the popularity and is already acting as if she will be the next president. Bernie Sanders managed to get some wins but not enough to beat Hillary. It is not looking too good for Bernie Sanders. Republicans: On the republican side, we have three representatives. Donald Trump, Marko Rubio and Ted Cruz. Donald Trump is in the big lead right now, and it seems more likely that he will be the candidate for the Republican Party. Second in lead after Trump is Ted Cruz. Marko Rubio is also gaining some traction now after Super Tuesday, but has a long to go if he wants to beat Trump. What seems likely now after Super Tuesday is that from the Democratic Party we will see Hillary Clinton, and from the Republican Party we will see Donald Trump. * Donald Trump has done much better than generally expected: Discuss possible reasons for Trump`s success: I think that the number one reason for Trump’s success is that he is a businessperson more than he is a politician, which means a lot to some people in the US. “Make America great again” is a quote that Trump is famous for. Trump has made many promises and proposed many solutions to existing problems that resides in the US, and therefore many people support Trump because of his promises. The UK and the EU: * Why do many Brits seem quite negative to the EU /”Europe”? Many Brits are negative to the EU because they feel that the...
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... Donald Trump: Gender and Racially Biased Comments Donald Trump is using racially biased comments to increase his political candidate ratings. Is this just a political joke or is he taking this seriously in terms of furthering himself in the political gains for the position of President of the United States. Back in May 2015, Donald Trump made a comment that made headlines in regards to Mexican immigrants in the United States stating, “Mexico send immigrants to this country who are criminals, including rapists!” 80% of the Latinos voters had considered this comment by Donald Trump to be offensive. But the question is at hand, who is Donald Trump siding with to make these comments? Who is Donald Trump trying to persuade to vote him into office by making such comments? Is he making enough stir in the political polls to actually better his chances to run as the Republican nominee for President? Unfortunately, he is actually pulling a strong lead for the 2016 Republican Presidential Nomination. The National Republican Polls shows that Donald Trump is in the lead with 24.3 votes, over Jeb Bushs’ 12.5 votes. Who is the audience that he is trying to rise up with? These questions are at the very heart of the matter when it comes to Donald Trump controversial campaign. 2016 Republican Presidential Nomination National: GOP, Dem | Iowa: GOP, Dem | New Hampshire: GOP, Dem | South Carolina: GOP, Dem | General Election Match-Ups Polling Data Poll | Date | Trump | Bush | Walker...
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...sometimes, like in cases involving LGBT+ folk, bigoted ideas and policies to flourish. However this election cycle members from the depths of this party have risen up to the forefront of GOP politics, summoned by the current primary poll leader: Donald “I have a great relationship with the blacks” Trump. Trump has, by some unholy force, brought forth and encouraged again the Tea Party scourge this great nation faced some seven years ago during the 2008 presidential race. These ruthlessly bigoted, uninformed, Glenn-Beck-watching open-carriers served as possibly the most polarizing political force to hit the Republican party since the days of the Civil Rights Movement. These right-wing extremists have caused a major rift in the Republican party that today is reopened and widened by the hateful buffoonery of the most orangest white man ever to run for president, with moderate ideals and reason thrown to the wind. Strangely, Trump is not the only candidate whose ideas have developed such divides this election cycle. The outlandish attacks on Muslims, Hispanics, and Transgender individuals come not just from Trump, but his major opponents like Ben Carson and Ted Cruz. Moderate or even center-Republican candidates, such as John Kasich, Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio have been unable to gain traction in the primary, and both Kasich and Bush have been declared dead by analysts on both sides of the ilse. These political shifts have led to a major issue within the...
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...Elections of all types are held throughout the world every year, some big, some small. During middle school and high school annual elections are held for class president and his or her cabinet. School elections contain no real politics but school boy politics. Where often the race comes down to a popularity contest. Hopeful candidates pay for gimmicks such as stickers, baked goods, magnets, and signs to sway votes in his or her direction. Behind the scenes nasty rumors are spread regarding fellow candidates and scandals often arise. All of this for a figure head position of no power. The race for the presidency of the United States possess startling similarities to that of a popularity contest in middle school. This is evident in one presidential candidate Donald Trump. Donald Trump was born in 1946, in Queens Island New York, the child of Frederick and Mary Trump. He attended New York Military Academy and later attended Fordham...
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...Missing over 30 percent of his votes. I don’t recall them calling for his resignation. Later that year,” Rubio continued, interrupting Quintanilla’s attempt to get him back to responding to the question, “John Kerry ran for president missing close to 60 to 70 percent of his votes. I don’t the Sun Sentinal – in fact the Sun Sentinal endorsed him. In 2008 Barrack Obama missed 60 or 70 percent of his votes and the same newspaper endorsed him again. So this is another example of the double standard that exists in this country between the mainstream media and the Conservative movement.” Further in the debate, as Quintanilla approached Ted Cruz with a question pertaining to his dissent on the deal met out with Congress about the raising of the debt ceiling, whether or not this makes him the kind of problem solver American voters want, Cruz goes after the media as well: “You know, just let me say something at the outset. The questions that have been asked so far in this debate illustrate why the American people don’t trust the...
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...affairs. From the beginnings of campaigns to the last debate, it has been a rollercoaster of insults, conspiracies, and dodging questions. Donald Trump has been a dominant figure in this race, and has exhibited a personality unlike any other candidate. His slogans of “Lyin’ Ted Cruz” and “Crooked Hillary” have brought him to the top of the Republican party, but have also brought controversy. Opposing candidates weren’t the only victims of his slander. He has slighted previous fashion models and even women in general, which he stated was “locker room talk.” Many voters are still undecided on who they will vote for this coming election day, and I don’t blame them. Although not...
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...Presidential Primaries Nominees for the presidency of the two major parties are chosen by delegates at a national convention. How these delegates are chosen varies across states and between political parties. Two ways in which states choose delegates are through open primaries and caucuses. An open primary is defined as “a primary election in which voters need not declare their party affiliation and can choose one party’s primary ballot to take into the voting booth (Janda 265).” A caucus is defined as “a closed meeting of the members of a political party to decide questions of policy and the selection of candidates for office (232).” Republican party rules permit winner-take-all primaries. Winner-take-all means that candidates who do not...
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...STEPPS. The story has social currency for sure although, not in a good way. This story brings negative publicity to the United States. The story’s trigger is that you can type the words Muslim, terrorism, or Trump into Google and this story will most likely be the first to come up. There are many differentiating...
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...me questioning why? How in the world can anyone with a rationale empathic mind vote for Hillary Clinton or think that she is the best option that the United States has for President. How can anyone look at her record, her lies, and her corporate sponsors and think she is going to be the one to bring progress to America. What giant leaps of logic are people doing...
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...short for Mara Salvatrucha, is a criminal organization that operates in at least forty-two states and has about 6,000-10,000 members nationwide (The MS-13 Threat: A National Assessment ). This infamous gang – primarily made up of Salvadorans, Hondurans, Guatemalans, and other Central/South American immigrants – has ignited terror and havoc in communities throughout the United States by committing heinous crimes, such as drug distribution, murder, rape, home invasions, immigration offenses and many more. The notoriety of MS-13 and the level of violence that has ensured has captured the nation’s attention, as well as the president himself to which he has branded these gang members as “animals.” CNN and The New York Times have commented on the situation: CNN explaining Trump’s attempts to rid the nation of MS-13 members, while The New York Times described how Trump has exaggerated false claims regarding MS-13 deportation numbers. This current spectacle relates to Leo Chavez’s Latino Threat Narrative in the sense that the gang and criminal activity demonstrated by MS-13 is being associated with any person who crosses the border, and the immigration and deportation measures being taken is negatively affecting those entering the United States with good intentions....
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