The 2004 Democratic Presidential Candidates
"The world's oldest republic has demonstrated the youthful vitality of its institutions and the ability and the necessity to come together ... after a hard-fought campaign. The clash of partisan political ideas does remain just that - to be quickly followed by a peaceful transfer of authority." The preceding statement was proclaimed by the former U.S. President Gerald Ford merely two days after the divisive, yet nonviolent outcome of the 2000 presidential election between Al Gore and George W. Bush, which had two unusual circumstances that made this presidential race extraordinary. This presidential election was the first one since 1888 that the outcome of the popular vote did not match the decision of the Electoral College. Moreover, the irony of this salient incident is that although, after the fact, America was abuzz with the results, the fact of the matter is that the 2000 election had the second lowest voter turnout since that of 1924. At a voter turnout of 50.1%, only a delicate majority were concerned enough with their future president to actually take the initiative to go to the polls and vote. Now, perhaps as a result of the substantial amount of attention directed at the last presidential election by the general public the 2004 presidential election has been under the spotlight, which is apparent from newspaper articles such as "Front-Loading Presidential Selection: A Bad Idea." Thus, it is clear that the public is scrutinizing some of the key issues of the most promising Democratic candidates because in this day and age there is a huge discrepancy between the issues and priorities of candidates within the same party.
At this point in the 2004 Presidential race there are clearly frontrunners that have emerged, but still the masses are uncertain that any of these front runners will be able...
More Specific Policies
essays:
"The Electoral College: Problems and Solution" Problems: undemocratic, outdated, etc. Solution: Direct Popular Election
... highlights the partisan nature of the United States Supreme Court, shown by the ruling it made on the 2000 presidential election. He also discusses the need for the Electoral College's abolition and the reforms of voting procedures ...
Nigeria: The Struggle of the Yoruba, a paper describing the problems meeting the Yoruba people of Nigeria, and potential fixes for them. Suggests a new policy of self rule. See attachment for sources.
... to the political heights to which they aspire. Probably the most poignant example of Yoruba divisiveness is the elections of 1999, where even though two of the candidates were Yoruba, most of the voting public voted for the loser ...
The Electoral College Should be Abolished for many Clearly Defined Reasons.
... the 2000 presidential election, as determined by the popular vote? In the 2000 election, Gore won the popular majority of votes cast for the president in the United States, but because of a system called The Electoral College ...
To what extent does the legislature restrict the power of the Russian President?
... President, with the power of veto and Presidential decree, can act virtually unhindered providing there is no direct clash with either constitution or existing federal law. Thus far we have referred to only the State Duma or lower chamber of the ...
'Technology and the rise of new diplomatic actors have marginalized the role of the foreign ministry in the conduct of diplomacy'. Discuss.
... meet the requirements of the modern complex political age. Although I have touched upon the two main methods of diplomatic ...
'Universal Human Rights are a fiction devised by the West in order to legitimise intervention in other areas of the World.' Discuss.
... more vital to rectify in spite of the infringement ... for the wealthy, politically powerful and long established nations of the Western ... that the idea of Universal Human Rights being a fiction is justified as regardless of the West ...
Government and Indigenous Activism involvement in the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Death in Custody in Australian Politics
... concerning the not always peaceful relationship between Australians and Aborigines. The motive of the issue is the simple fact that unreasonably large number of Aboriginal ...
Policy statement of the Norweigan point of view of the security council and possible reforms to it
... by peaceful means. The second is that human rights must be respected. Norway is also an adherent of the principle that European security is incompatible with claims for ethnically clean states. Russia Developments in Russia represent nonetheless the most vital challenge ...