November 7, 2012 Did you ever wonder what other countries think about the U.S.'s presidential elections?? The campaigning, the mud-slinging and all of the silliness in between. Examples...
September 24, 2012 The creators of the TV show "The Simpsons" are getting ready for the upcoming 2012 presidential election. In this clip, Homer Simpson is prepared to cast his vote for
April 20, 2012 I had a chance to be at something I have never been at before. A rally for a candidate for the office of President of the United States. OK, politics aside, this was a cool experience. I was reminded of how the candidates back in the day had to shout from a stump or yell from a train and on Friday, Newt Gingrich was able to fly in, use a microphone and media to get his word out.
Newt Gingrich definitely knows how to play to his audience. In a campaign speech near Cape Canaveral, FL, on Wednesday, Gingrich promised that, as president, he would push to colonize the moon.
December 13, 2011 It was one of the closest and most disputed presidential elections in U-S history. It’s when George W. Bush defeated Al Gore back in 2000 when the Supreme Court ruled that Electoral College votes in Florida would be awarded to Bush. For weeks before that the winner of the election was in doubt as legal battles dragged on over the recounting of votes.
For 36 days the election was in doubt as 47 lawsuits were filed over the counting of votes in Florida.
After many months of speculation, Sarah Palin has decided she will not be running for president in 2012. As you may know, I have always been a big fan of Gov. Palin's, but I have never tthought she is presidential material
September 27, 2011 President Obama is on the campaign trail in advance of the 2012 election. At a fundraiser he attended, he was interrupted by a man who was shouting at him.
January 7, 2011 It was in January of 1789, America held its first presidential election. Voters cast ballots to choose state electors; only white men who owned property were allowed to vote – the first use of what we know today as the Electoral College system. George Washington won the election and was sworn into office the following April.
We still use the Electoral College as it was written into the U.S. Constitution. The president and vice president are the only elected federal officials chosen by the Electoral College instead of by direct popular vote.
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