Most people in the U.S. are voting for the president in November 2016, but some people might not be as informed as they should when voting. This webpage will present information on 6 different questions that have to do with the 2016 presidential election. This website will "Chase the race" and present factual updated information on the presidential election.

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Are the Iowa Caucases an acurate barometer of who will win the candidacay?

The Caucuses in Iowa are important. They help you gain momentum in the race. You need have one of the Caucus vote to have a good chance of becoming the President, or even the candidate. Data shows that the Republican side won five representatives through the Iowa and New Hampshire votes. Three presidents won presidency, and were selected in the Caucuses and Primary. On the Democratic side, six representatives were selected to become nominees. Five presidents won, first selected in the Iowa Caucuses and the New Hampshire primary. To summarize, you need to win a Caucus or Primary to be able to become the president.  Even though you may have won a Caucus, or Primary, you still may not win. They only give you a head start. If you don’t win a caucus or primary, funders drop out, and candidates have less of a chance of becoming a president.

 

Is the New Hampshire Primary an accurate barometer of who will win the candidacy?  Why or why not?

 The New Hampshire Primary is not an accurate barometer of who will win the candidacy because only 15% of the presidents won the New Hampshire Primary.

 How does Super Tuesday impact the process?  What happens for the primaries and caucuses that follow?

Super Tuesday speeds up the process of the state elections by showing who will ultimately run for president. If twelve primaries and caucuses are held at one time, they allow more things to get done by the time the election rolls by. A primary election is a sort of "first-round" election, for which candidates are campaigning throughout the various states, according to a set schedule. Caucuses are a meeting of party members to choose candidates to run in an election. (Democrats and Republicans will hold caucuses to determine which candidate they will support for president.) Super Tuesday gives primaries and caucuses more leeway and more time to occur by getting twelve states done during one day.

 Who are the main candidates running for president for each party?

Republican Party:

Still Running:

·        Ted Cruz (U.S. Senator of Texas, Announced: 3/23/15)

·        Donald Trump (Chairman/President of Trump Organization, Announced: 6/16/15)

·        John Kasich (Governor of Ohio, Announced: 7/21/15)

Dropped Out:

·        Rick Perry (Former Governor of Texas, Announced 6/4/15, Dropped Out: 9/11/15)

·        Scott Walker (Governor of Wisconsin, Announced: 

·        Bobby Jindal

·        Lindsey Graham

·        George Pataki

·        Mike Huckabee

·        Rand Paul

·        Rick Santorum

·        Chris Christie

·        Carly Fiorina

·        Jim Gilmore

·        Jeb Bush

·        Ben Carson

·        Marco Rubio

 

Democratic Party:

          Still Running:

·        Hillary Clinton

·        Bernie Sanders

Dropped Out:

·        Jim Webb

·        Lincoln Chafee

·        Martin O’Malley

Not Running:

·        Joe Biden

 What are the current predictions regarding the candidates running?  How does this impact the process?  Are the front runners always the winners?

Predictions:

Democrat: Hillary Clinton

Republican: Donald Trump

President: Hillary Clinton

Impact:

Candidates get more and more media attention and they will snowball and win. Media attention can also be a bad thing.

 What are the primary differences between primaries and caucuses?  How do those differences impact the outcomes?

 A caucus is a system of local gatherings where voters decide which candidate to support and select delegates for nominating conventions. A primary is a statewide voting process in which voters cast secret ballots for their preferred candidates.  It impacts the outcomes by having a different amount of voters vote. If you have delegates, there are less people that vote in the state, but if it is state wide, it allows every on to get a vote in and that changes who wins the states caucus of primary.