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Caucus & Primary

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  • Iowa Caucus – Mon, Feb 1st
  • New Hampshire – Tue, Feb 9
  • Nevada Caucus (D) 43 Proportional Closed Results – Sat, Feb 20. (R) 30 Proportional – Tue, Feb 23
  • South Carolina (R) 50 Winner Take Most – Sat, Feb 20. (D) – Sat, Feb 27
  • Super Tuesday – Mar 1st

– manzoor

External Link:- http://www.uspresidentialelectionnews.com/2016-presidential-primary-schedule-calendar/

2016 US Presidential Election

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Oct 15th, 2016

We are now just over 3 weeks away from the election. What ever the outcome of this election turns out to be, there will be some significant head scratching following it. There better be some head scratching, some real reflection.

How did we get here?

Oct 23rd, 2015

  • Feb 27th, ’16 – South Carolina (Dem)
  • Feb 23rd, ’16 – Nevada (GOP)
  • Feb 20th, ’16 – Nevada (Dem), South Carolina (GOP)
  • Feb 9th, ’16 – New Hampshire
  • Feb 1st, ’16 – Iowa Caucus
  • Nov 6th, ’15 – Second Democratic Debate (Rock Hill, South Carolina,
  • Oct 23rd, ’15 – Lincoln Chafee drops out of Democratic primary race
  • Oct 20th, ’15 – Jim Webb drops out of Democratic primary race
  • Oct 13th, ’15 – First Democratic Debate (Las Vegas, Nevada, CNN)

– manzoor

  • GOP Primaries
  • Democratic Primaries

US Election ’04 . . . .

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George W Bush wins the presidency for the second term.

  • More than 59 million people voted for him (and 55 for John Kerry)

  • He won 279 Electoral College (and John Kerry 252)

In his acceptence speech President George W. Bush mentioned that he wants to do his best to reach to the other side (people who voted for Sen. John Kerry) to bring the nation closer. He also mention that we were one nation with one Constitution bound together with one future1.

Also, in the same election, the Repulicans have gained a few seats in the Senate. They now have 55, the Democrats 44 and there is 1 indipendent.

– manzoor

1 – not exact quote

Politics, Election and the People

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The current situation (’04 US Presidential Election) is probably the worst we’ve seen in a while. For various reasons the whole nation is extremely divided and hostile towards the other side. I’m of course thinking of the conservative and the liberals, though there are other groups, these seem to be the 2 main camps.

President Bush is campaigning on social (abortion, gay marriage etc) and terror / security (9/11, homeland security) issues while Senator Kerry is going for the economic (job loss, social security, health care) issues.

Personally I don’t really believe the candidates are that different on the Terrorism / Homeland Security. I know that they have drastically different views on domestic issues (both social and economic). Also, to a great extent, their approach to Foreign Policy.

On the issues that I do see the candidates differ – I see a clear and distinct difference. Why then are there so many who are still (less than a week from election day) undecided? Do these voters not see the difference? Do they have other issues that are important that neither candidate is addressing? Are they not bombarded by the same amount of information (on TV, print media, Internet etc) as I? Or do they not believe / trust these information or the media that brings the information to them?

After the [in]famous 2000 election and at a time when the nation is so bitterly divided (not to mention when we need to be united, more then ever in recent history) – the last thing we need is to have a close election that half the nation does not trust. Whoever wins (and there will be “a” winner, even if the Courts have to decide it for us), I hope he wins with a wide enough margin so that the nation can finally come together, be united and move forward for our common good.

I do not expect the “best man for the job” to win (I never do – in any election). I do not believe that is the design of democracy.

– manzoor