Chase The Race

Chase the Race 2016

     Welcome to our Chase the Race website, where we will tell you all about the 2016 presidential election.  This includes information about the New Hampshire Primary, the Iowa caucus, Super Tuesday, candidate information, presidential predictions, and the impact of primaries and caucuses.

      Creators: Taylor P, Bella H, Olivia F, Autumn B, Brady J, Owen G, and Joseph G.

1.     Are the Iowa Caucuses an accurate barometer of who will win the candidacy?  Why or why not?

The Iowa Caucuses are not an accurate barometer.  Out of the past ten elections, only three candidates that have won Iowa have become president.  One republican candidate and two democratic candidates have won in the recent years.  Winning the Iowa caucuses does not bring any candidate closer to becoming the president.  Since 1972, no democratic or republican candidate who has finished worse the fourth place in the Midwestern state has been able to win and become President.

2.     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.  Out of the past ten elections, only three candidates that have won New Hampshire have become president.  Two republican candidates and one democratic candidate that have won in New Hampshire have become president.  The New Hampshire primary is not an election to look at and decide who will win the candidacy because it is not an accurate barometer.

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

Super Tuesday impacts the election process by getting many primaries and caucuses done.  It also identifies front runners early on in the race.  Super Tuesday also affects the primaries and caucuses after by letting the public have an idea of who will win the nomination, and some candidates drop out after not doing well in the Super Tuesday primaries.  This means there aren’t as many candidates left running in the primaries and caucuses following Super Tuesday.  Primaries and caucuses that follow also affect the national convention, Electoral College, and the general election.

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

The main Democratic runners right now are Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders.  Hillary Clinton is from Illinois and is the Secretary of Illinois.  Clinton’s issues of importance are education and taxes.  The latest poll results say that Clinton lost Rhode Island.  Bernie Sanders is from Vermont and is a US senator.  Sanders’ issues of importance are also education and taxes.  The latest poll results say that Sanders won Rhode Island.  The main Republican runners right now are Ted Cruz, Donald Trump, and John Kasich.  Ted Cruz is from Texas and is a US senator.  Cruz’s issues of importance are illegal immigrants and abortion.  Recent poll results say that Cruz lost Rhode Island.  Donald Trump is from New York and is a chairmen and the president of the Trump organization.  Trump’s issues of importance are illegal immigrants and abortion.  Recent poll results say that Trump won Rhode Island.  John Kasich is from Ohio and is a governor.  Kasich’s issues of importance are illegal immigrants and abortion.  Recent poll results say that Kasich lost Rhode Island.  Runners that have dropped out are Martin O’Malley and Marco Rubio.

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

The current predictions regarding the candidates running are that Ted Cruz is going to win. This impacts the process because the front runners would want to try to stay in the lead. The front runners are not always the winners because Barak Obama was not a front runner but still won the elections.              

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

A primary is an election in a state to select a party’s candidates, which is different from a caucus; which is a gathering of a party’s members to decide who should run for election. One of the main differences between a primary and a caucus is that a primary is a standard election, where you stand in a booth and decide who you would like to support. But a caucus, on the other hand, is a delegate gathering (kind of like a debate) and they split into two groups and argue on who the community would like to support. Then it comes down to the little things like a primary comes before a caucus and how the primary is the main election. How these two types of elections impact the outcome is what happens next. In a primary you have to make the decision on your own, but in a caucus the delegates depend on peer pressure to sway the other delegates into their point of view.  

Conclusion:

            We hope that you gained information by reading this site about the 2016 Presidential Election. Hopefully all of your questions can be answered about the differences between a primary and caucus, how the predictions impact the election, who the main candidates are, Super Tuesday’s effects on later primaries and caucuses, and the New Hampshire and the Iowa’s different elections.