New Hampshire Primaries Analysis

Texas senator, Ted Cruz, won Iowa’s caucus vote for the Republican’s presidential race. Ted Cruz is in strong opposition in what Obama has done and has rallied voters who agree with him. His campaign promises to defend against terrorism and repeal Obama’s healthcare program. Many other candidates found it difficult to get a caucus vote and have decided to drop out of the presidential race. Former Arkansas governor, Mike Huckabee, dropped out of the race. Many of the other governors barely got support according to the recent Iowa

Senator Cruz has done very poorly and after his New York performance, which was a total disaster, he is in free fall and as everyone has seen, he does not react well under pressure. Also, approximately 80% of the Republican Party is against him. Governor Kasich, who has only won 1 state out of 41, in other words, he is 1 for 41 and he is not even doing as well as other candidates who could have stubbornly stayed in the race like him but chose not to do so. Marco Rubio, as an example, has more delegates than Kasich and yet suspended his campaign one

In Primary Matters by upfront they exhibit how the major parties choose their candidates, starting with the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary. The New Hampshire primary and Iowa caucuses have too much influence over the other states, especially for being so rural and not very diverse. “Since 1952, the New Hampshire primary has been the first major test for presidential hopefuls… During the 1970s, the Iowa caucuses, which take place earlier, began to gain importance.” (upfront) The primary and caucuses are based on tradition, it's been kept because there hasn't really been a real need to change. This system has turned into barely more than a televised advertisement for the candidates. The real importance isn't their opinions and

The current political rhetoric, situation and attitude are so polarizing that most citizens are looking forward to the 2020 Presidential Election. Senator Bernie Sanders is still a popular choice for Independents. Senator Sanders is appealing to Independent voters because

Iowa party chairman Andy McGuire was quoted saying "The results tonight are the closest in Iowa Democratic caucus history". On the Republican side Texas Senator Ted Cruz beat out who many considered the overwhelming favorite Donald Trump with 27.6 percent of the votes to Trumps 24.3 percent. Even more surprising to many on the Republican side Florida Senator Marco Rubio only finished 1.2 percent behind Donald Trump at 23.1 percent. As if the race wasn’t already highly anticipated, Iowa’s caucuses jumped started it to another level!

The 2016 primary elections have been a mess for both parties but it has insulted millions because their state didn’t allow independents to vote. Bernie Sanders, an independent form the state of Vermont is hoping to win the democratic nomination but has faced massive setbacks because of these closed primaries. Bernie Sanders has overwhelming support from independent voters all around the country, resulting in landslide victories. He crushed his establishment rival Hillary Clinton in Indiana with the help of independents. “Indiana was just the latest example of Sanders’ crossover appeal. He also won big in New Hampshire, Wisconsin and Michigan, where independents are free to participate” (Huffingtonpost). If every state had an open primary system, then Sanders could have been the front runner of his party. In reality the Sanders campaign is struggling to win each state without independents. Sanders argued for having more open contest by stating, “Three million people in the state of New York who are independents have lost their right to vote for the Democratic or Republican primary... That’s wrong.” Of course he’s right because those people could have made a massive change in this election. The most unsettling news out of this is the fact that independent voters could not change party after September. We like to think we have

On September 9, 2014, three individuals voted in the New Hampshire Republican primary election. Leon Rideout, a candidate for the New Hampshire House of Representatives, proudly photographed his ballot, indicating that he had voted for himself, and posted it to twitter. Brandon Ross, another candidate for a place in the New Hampshire House of Representatives, also took a picture of his marked ballot, a memento he would post as a challenge to Attorney General’s Office. Finally, Andrew Langlois, a New Hampshire voter, posted a picture of his vote, in which he demonstrated his distaste for the Republican field by writing in the name of his deceased dog. Each individual was promptly informed that he was being investigated for posting a picture of his ballot on social media, a violation of New Hampshire’s recent amendment to section 359:35, I of the New Hampshire Revised Statutes, “prohibition shall include taking a digital image or photograph of his or her marked ballot and distributing or sharing the image via social media or by any other means” (RSN § 359:35, I). Violating the statute could result in a fine of up to $1,000 (Hannon). As a result, the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit against the state of New Hampshire on behalf of the three plaintiffs described above. New Hampshire claims that the new law helps to maintain voter integrity by preventing vote buying or voter coercion. The ACLU, however, looks upon the new legislation as a clear restriction on

In the American Political life, Massachusetts and Alabama considered as yin and yang. Therefore, any candidate who has primary elections in those states is might be a lock for his/her party’s nomination. However, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton got those states and got a really high score on Super Tuesday as well, storming to big delegate victories. On the other hand, each of the other candidate won his important or what they call it home states. Ted Cruz won Texas. Marco Rubio took Minnesota. Bernie Sanders got Colorado, his home state. Nevertheless, Super Tuesday turned out to be a wild ride.

When the words “swing state” are mentioned, Florida is perhaps one of the first states a person may think of. In this year’s election cycle, the story is no different. Florida has a single senate seat up for election, and Marco Rubio (R), and Patrick Murphy (D) are hoping to claim it on November 8th. Marco Rubio has held that seat since the last senate election in 2010, giving him an edge as the incumbent. Patrick Murphy is the challenger and has been a member of the House of Representatives since 2012. A glance at any polling numbers shows Rubio ahead, and most have shown him ahead since the beginning of the race. The polls do not show a commanding lead, as one may expect from an incumbent. While polling margins are slimmer than many average incumbents, money has not stopped flowing to Rubio. His finances are typical of an incumbent particularly that of a closely contested race. It may be impossible to tell which has the greater effect of Rubio’s fundraising. In states that are typically swing states and have close political races, simple analyses such as incumbency advantage may not fully explain the results and polls in the race.

The Democratic campaign was heating up in Nevada as Hillary Clinton faced off against Bernie Sanders. Many thought Hillary Clinton would win the state of Nevada of her having her campaign their often.Last Month, She was 25 point favorite in the state. But, Bernie Sanders who barely had his campaign in Nevada started rallies in Las Vegas gathering as much as 1,700 people in the state. Hillary Clinton ultimately won the state of Nevada she won the vote 52.6% to 47.3%. If Bernie Sanders won the caucus it would have been a huge boost on his campaign to become a U.S president.

Only the top seven candidates were invited to participate in the most contentious debate of the Republican primary: Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Ben Carson, Jeb Bush, John Kasich, and Chris Christie. In the aftermath of the Iowa caucus the primary is getting increasingly intense and candidates are getting correspondingly competitive.

Bernie Sanders has won eight of the last nine primary contests by double digits, but Clinton still came out on top with more delegates.

Throughout his entire campaign, Kasich has posted consistently low numbers in the polls. Ranging between 1.4% and 5% on the national poll since July 21, 2015, he has not found the overwhelming support one would expect from someone that has been involved in politics since the late 70’s. His polling numbers in Iowa, 1.6%, and Florida, 1.5%, as of January 8th, 2016, line up consistently with his national average, 1.7%. However, Kasich posted the 4th highest average among Republican candidates for the state of New Hampshire (as of January 8th) with 10.2%. It is unlikely, with polling numbers this low and this late in the race, that Mr. Kasich will be able to implement any of the significant changes he’s advocated since the beginning of his campaign.

The Republican party wants to stop Donald Trump from becoming president. In Washington, Mr. Kasich’s persistence in the race has become a source of frustration. The event is occurring in the United States. All Americans are impacted on this event. According to Karl Rove the nomination would be catastrophic, dooming the party in November. I think that Donald Trump should not be president if everyone is worried about

The introduction to electoral primaries widened my perspective of the presidential elections. I learned the different kinds primary procedures utilized across the country. To promote voter participation, an open primary is used. Caucus methods being one version of electoral primary, however, is among the least used in the US.