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Is the United StatesPresidential Election Process:
Undemocratic?
The Bill of Rights InstituteChicago, ILOctober 2, 2008
Artemus WardDepartment of Political ScienceNorthern Illinois [email protected]://polisci.niu.edu/polisci/ faculty /war d
Edited by Subler
The Primaries• an election that
narrows the field of candidates before an election for office. Primary elections are one means by which
• political party nominates candidates
Election Time2016 Democratic Presidential Nomination
USA Today/Suffolk
Clinton 41, Sanders 23, Biden 20, Webb 0, O'Malley 0, Chafee 1
Clinton +18
2016 Republican Presidential Nomination
USAT/Suffolk
Trump 23, Carson 13, Fiorina 13, Rubio 9, Bush 8, Cruz 6, Kasich 2, Huckabee 2, Christie 1, Paul 2, Jindal 1, Santorum 0, Walker, Pataki 0, Graham 1
Trump +10
FebruaryMonday, February 1 Iowa caucusTuesday, February 9 New Hampshire
Saturday, February 20 Nevada caucus (Dem)South Carolina (GOP)
Tuesday, February 23 Nevada caucus (GOP)Saturday, February 27 South Carolina (Dem)March
Tuesday, March 1(Super Tuesday)
AlabamaAlaska (GOP)ArkansasColorado caucusesGeorgiaMassachusettsMinnesota caucusesNorth CarolinaOklahomaTennesseeTexasVermontVirginia
Saturday, March 5
Kansas caucusKentucky (GOP caucus)LouisianaNebraska (Dem caucus)
Tuesday, March 8Hawaii caucus (GOP)MississippiMichigan
Nebraska (Dem caucus)
Tuesday, March 8Hawaii caucus (GOP)MississippiMichigan
Sunday, March 13 Puerto Rico (GOP)
Tuesday, March 15
OhioFloridaIllinoisMissouri
Tuesday, March 22 ArizonaUtah
Saturday, March 26 Alaska caucus (Dem)Hawaii caucus (Dem)
AprilTuesday, April 5 WisconsinTuesday, April 19 New York
Tuesday, April 26
ConnecticutDelawareMarylandPennsylvaniaRhode Island
MayTuesday, May 3 Indiana
Tuesday, May 10 Nebraska (GOP primary)West Virginia
Tuesday, May 17 Kentucky (Dem primary)Oregon
June
Al Gore (Democrat)50,999,897
George W. Bush (Republican)
50,456,002
A• Each state gets the same # of
electoral votes to cast for president as they have members of congress( ? Representatives + 2 Senators)
• 538 Total Electoral Votes
B• Divide states into smaller
districts. • Each district has equal
population- State by State• Whoever wins more districts,
gets all of the electoral votes
• If you win 5 of the 9 districts in Indiana, you win all 11 electoral votes
C
• Candidate who wins the majority of the electoral votes (270/538) = WINNER!
Facts• 10 Years Census• Give electoral votes to
states based on population size
• 1 elector per district
Gerrymandering• Each state has a number of districts
based off the population.
• Each district has to have the same population in each district.
• Lines are drawn by a state’s congress
