Articles related to "Electorate"

President Barack Obama ran on a platform of uniting a fiercely divided country, now columnists are declaring him to be the most polarizing president in history.

The present-day US electoral system dates back 200 years. The Electoral College and the Popular Vote work together to determine the President of the United States.

For reform-minded Canadians, the defeat of British Columbia's Single Transferable Vote (STV) referendum to replace the First Past the Post system was a crushing blow.

Elections in the United States are complex but systematic processes that involve a variety of steps and large amounts of money.

Presidential campaign bloopers, electioneering hype, running mate selection, kidnapped child, star's murder: Crises after crises, life goes on, but somehow CNN doesn't.

For British India to rule in India they adopted divide and rule tactics, which encouraged the growth of religious and ethnic sectarianism leading to creation of Pakistan

The Central Tibetan Administration in India has been trying to democratise the almost 200,000 Tibetans in exile since the 1960s. How successful has this process been?

Conventional wisdom says the candidate with the most votes is elected President. American politics disagrees. It is indirect elections via the Electoral College.

The Barack Obama team carved out new territory in presidential campaigning. The near flawless, carefully executed campaign strategy reached a caring electorate.

The Era of Andrew Jackson is often equated with a rise in voter participation among everyday Americans and with establishing a blueprint for a democratic society.

The number two debate between U. S. Presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama was not a debate. It was political posturing to an electorate hungry for answers.

By giving President Barack Obama a virtual filibuster proof Senate, PA Senator Arlen Specter has presented fundamental problems within the Republican Party.

Barack Obama might want to thank the small but significant Asian American vote for his victory on November 4th.

The DPJ's recent election victory is a landmark in the country's post-war history, but it remains to be seen if PM-elect Yukio Hatoyama can bring real change.

Amid rumours of an impending crisis, and despite several meetings with Gordon Brown, there is still no agreement on a date for the final stage of devolution

As a Democrat, Kinky Friedman is running a second time for governor in 2010. The humorist views the state of affairs in Texas government as no laughing matter.

By 1890, the Redeemers returned the South to political "home rule" which led to the complete disenfranchisement of the new black electorate.

American Presidents, with one exception, have been limited to two terms in office, first by tradition, then by Constitutional Amendment. How about their parties?

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will use a preferential system to determine which of the 10 Best Picture Nominees gets the Oscar.

While opportunistic at times, Belinda Stronach has been an important figure on the Canadian political scene for the last three years, facing sexism on many occasions

A deal between the New Zealand government and East Coast group Ngati Porou protecting customary rights on the foreshore and seabed is announced in election year.

Listening to the Democratic Convention, one cannot help but be struck by the casual way politicians refer to each other. First names are inappropriate in this context.

As Time magazine publish a photograph of a student Barack Obama enjoying a cigarette, the President-elect has vowed not to smoke in the White House.

Israeli President Shimon Peres has asked Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu to form a government. The request comes after elections resulting in a virtual tie with Kadima.

Drug trafficking and violence are the common public concerns associated with street gangs. Police know better. Every day they confront the new face of organized crime.

According to the Edison/Mitofsky exit-poll, Barack Obama owes his victory on November 4th to his ability to appeal to the nation's youth.

Filled with soaring rhetoric, Barack Obama's address to a crowd over 1.5million strong was inspired, drawing comparisons with John F. Kennedy's speech of 1961.

Women who are single, divorced or widows are often breadwinners for their families yet are only paid 56 cents to every dollar earned by a married man.

An unexpectedly slim majority voted in favour of the Thai junta's new constitution. What will be the impact of this charter and the implications of the small majority?

The Scottish Parliament created in 1999, is comprised of 129 elected members and has power to pass legislation on certain matters and issues in Scotland.

Marketing leader urges more advertising to jump start consumer spending. But he says government must help industry to finance that advertising.

Opinion polling during presidential elections seems to be more pervasive than ever. Does America need a minimum daily requirement of political polls in election years?

To be fully accepted in the Asia-Pacific region Australia needs a new foreign policy and a cultural change in the community. This will require a change in government.

There are striking similarities between the recent triumph for Barack Obama for the White House and the 1997 landslide victory for Tony Blair's New Labour in Britain.

Barack Obama is famous for his speeches which have have electrified audiences everywhere, helping him win the 2008 election. Here are extracts from his campaign speeches.

Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois differed on their social agendas, but they each agreed that blacks deserved full American citizenship.

Obama's message of hope is upsetting the same groups that made the Reagan Revolution possible. But it doesn't matter. Things have changed.

Chancellor Alistair Darling is expected to impose a windfall tax on bankers bonuses as he attempts to get to grips with the UK's dire finances in the pre-Budget report

Darren Aronofsky's latest cinematic release has become the toast film festivals this season, but what effect could it have on pro-wrestling's reputation?

Did some key Republican election victories affect President Obama's political influence, or did they simply reveal a change in public ideals?

The Presidential debates between Richard Nixon and John Kennedy were the first televised debates and changed election strategy as JFK won on TV, while Nixon won on radio.

At a Twin Cities celebration of America's heritage, the former U.S. Sec. of State, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, and National Security Advisor did not disappoint.

Frederick William I was the first king of Prussia. He would establish Absolutism in Prussia and give the state its distinct military character.

By refusing to be attend the apology to the Stolen Generations, John Howard is reminding Australia why they voted him out of office and damaging his own legacy.

Huey Long's own weekly newspaper proved to be a valuable tool in countering negative coverage from Lousisiana's dailies while campaigning for the U.S. Senate.

Barack Obama is executing a long-overdue strategy for Democrats-he is talking morality and showing that Republican policies of the past decade are anything but moral.

The Thirty Nine Steps was subsequently made into a movie,one of the best Alfred Hitchcock films.

The USCIFR has planned a visit to India to probe the clash in Orissa, India, in which Christians were killed by Hindus. This has drawn protest from the Hindu community.

Prohibition of cannabis is still an ongoing process in much of the world, contrary to emerging scientific findings and public opinion.

The flamboyant, bombastic, orator Alan Keyes has met the presidential candidate's requirements for debating in Iowa on Thursday.