Questions tagged [presidential-election]
For questions regarding the process by which a person attains the role of president over a governing body or country.
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Are there any countries where non-citizen can become president?
In many countries only citizens can run for president.
In the USA in particular there has been some indications of introducing changes to the rules such that naturalized citizens can run for ...
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Why were Bernie Sanders' odds of becoming president so low in 2016, according to betting sites
He's polling at even with Hillary.
He seems to be gathering momentum.
And yet, popular betting sites put his odds of wining the presidency at 8/1.
Whereas Hillary is listed at 5/6.
Now, I'm not saying ...
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Who decide the order of the states of primary vote?
Recently I see Republican party started the primary vote process and they started from Iowa, and then moved to N.H and will move on to anther state.
My questions are
how the order/sequence of states ...
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Why was Donald Trump so popular as a candidate in early 2016?
In the 2016 US presidential election, Donald Trump is (as of the 20th of January 2016) leading the Republican opinion polls, with almost twice the number of points as runner-up Ted Cruz.
What makes ...
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Does California's primary election really make no difference as to which democratic candidate gets elected?
I keep hearing various alternative news sources saying that the DNC will already have selected their democratic candidate to run in the presidential election against a republican before California has ...
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How do the Iowa caucuses differ from other elections in voter behavior?
The Iowa caucuses are of course different than other primaries and elections. Democratic ballots are not secret. However, the time costs are greater. A lot of research on voter participation mentions ...
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How do campaign donors in presidential campaigns ensure their candidate fulfills their campaign promise?
There is an opinion that candidates who are not rich can be controlled by their sponsors. But can't they just accept the campaign donation and not help their donor after the election? How can sponsors ...
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Winning the US presidential election without majority vote due to TWO reasons?
I'm German and interested in US-American politics, but my English is not the best, so please excuse my English and explain the answer by slow degrees.
I have a question about the electoral system of ...
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2016 Presidential candidates with some background in mathematics
My question is simple enough: are there any presidential candidates for the 2016 election that have some formal training in mathematics?
What I'm looking for here is someone with at least a bachelors ...
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Presidential Campaigns: "Paid For"
I've noticed while looking through presidential candidates for the 2016 election websites that they all have "Paid For ..." in the footer of their websites. Obviously they paid for it, but is this a ...
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Would it be possible to "flip the ticket" in American Presidential politics?
In 1988, I supported Michael Dukakis for President. After he lost the second debate to Bush, I wondered if it might be possible for him to salvage his campaign by "flipping the ticket," allowing his ...
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Question regarding concessions during presidential elections
If I wrote my own name on the ballot while voting for the president, don't I also have to concede to the winning candidate on Election Day, like the other candidates do? Is there a rule that only ...
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Are Running Mates Constitutional (US President/VP)
I was reading over the US Constitution and Amendments when Amendment 12 jumped out at me.
I've always thought that Amendment 12 specifically said that Presidential Candidates and Vice Presidential ...
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Doesn't the 14th Amendment guarantee that anyone can run for president? Not just natural born citizens?
If, as the 14th Amendment states, any naturalized citizen is afforded all the same privileges and protections of the law as a natural born citizen, then doesn't this mean any citizen can run for ...
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Why are US national party conventions important to electoral politics?
Are national party conventions in the United States important to electoral politics because they empower party leaders or because they control who delegates vote for? Or is there a different reason?
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