Free Essays on 2008 Presidential Debate

  1. Presidential Debate Part #2

    Michael Brown English 115 Presidential Debate Part #2 10/14/2008 Barack Obama and John McCain Barack Obama and John McCain clashed repeatedly over the causes and cures for the worst economic crisis in 80 years Tuesday night in a debate in which Republican McCain...

  2. Debate

    Political Science Presidential Debates 2008 Vote for Change! It is true that this can be one of the most important elections in history. Senator Barack Obama the countrys first African American presidential candidate, and war veteran Senator John McCain. Obama...

  3. To What Extent Is the Cult of the Personality Prevalent in U.S. Presidential Elections?

    examine the debate surrounding the causes of this consider some examples to the contrary and finally, conclude whether personality is as influential in elections as claimed. It has been demonstrated by researchers and analysts that the personality cult has impacted upon the presidential system...

  4. Too long, too expensive, too dominated by media image whilst failing to select the best candidate for the job.” Critically assess this view of presidential primary elections.”

    Too long, too expensive, too dominated by media image whilst failing to select the best candidate for the job.” Critically assess this view of presidential primary elections.” In the USA, candidates for elected federal office are chosen by voters through a system of primaries and caucuses. An election...

  5. 2008 Presidential Debate

    The presidential debate on October 7 2008 was nothing I was interested in but it was very helpful in some cases to watch. It helped me further my understandings on both of their ideas to help out the mortgage situation. For example, after someone from the audience asked John McCain a question evolving...

  6. Presidential Debate: Obama and Mccain

    Composition I Presidential Debate October 15, 2008 During the Debate Candidate Obama and McCain debated over taxes, trade, Oil and many other things. Senator John McCain disappointed me when he kept interrupting Candidate Obama. Right after the half way point during the debate Candidate Obama...

  7. Election Debate

    September 15th, 2008 I chose the presidential election because of a couple reasons. The presidential election is probably one of the biggest issues at this present moment, and it will impact the entire United States for the years to come. I find this topic particularly interesting because I would...

  8. The Great Debate

    The Great Debate In the Presidential Election of 2012 I am a firm supporter of President Obama. I believe that he truly does want to pursue what the people of the United States want. He has a plan to help us get out of the mess that he was left in after he took over office for former President Bush...

  9. Democratic Debate Reaction Paper

    Democratic presidential debate of the 2016 campaign, which aired on CNN. The debate took place in Las Vegas at the Wynn casino. The debate was made up of five candidates, consisting of Hilary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, Martin O’Malley, Jim Webb, and Lincoln Chafee. Before watching the debate, I knew that...

  10. The Presidential Debate

    Presidential Debate During the debate candidates Barrack Obama and John McCain spoke about the number one topic going on throughout the country, the falling economy. Obama is proposing to focus more on jobs in America, providing tax cuts for middle class families, help homeowners. Obama is emphasizing...

  11. Presidental Debate

    important presidential elections in history creeps near, the candidates become more headstrong and the news coverage is increased immensely. The recent debate between Senator Barrack Obama and Senator John McCain was crucial to the current race as it was the most watched presidential debate since 1995...

  12. The 2008 Debate

    Tonight debate was a slam dunk for senator Obama. He did an excellence job of answering questions with a calm, intelligent manner. Whatever punch Senator John McCain tried to throw at him did not intimidate him a bit. But there is one thing a little disappointed with Senator Obama was that he did talk...

  13. Civic Engagement Piece

    troops overseas. The debates and campaigns between the two presidential candidates was their opportunity to express their feelings on this issue and let Americans know what they would do if elected. The war in Iraq is the dominant issue in the 2008 race for the White House. (Presidential Candidates, par...

  14. Presidential Election - Mccain and Obama

    As the brink of the 2008 presidential election is coming, Republican John McCain and Democratic Barack Obama continue to trade barbed insults along with prescriptions for the ailing economy. Although the American economy is in a crisis, both rivals continue to release advertisements asserting that each...

  15. Summary Response Essay

    In the essay “The Argument Culture” Deborah Tannen discusses the tendency of American culture to encourage antagonistic two-sided debates over issues. Tannen proposes that communication about issues needs to be oriented, to look at multiple sides, so that more productive conversations can occur. In...

  16. Donald Trump and the Presidential Election

    Donald Trump During Donald Trump’s presidential campaign many important political figures publicly stated their opinion on Trumps’ future plans if elected as commander in chief. With just weeks to prevent Trump from looking up the nomination, Romney has emerged as one of the loudest voices warning...

  17. Barack Obama and John Mccain

    With the 2008 presidential election coming up everyone is developing their opinions of the two candidates Barack Obama and John McCain, and of course their running mates Joe Biden and Sarah Palin. I personally believe that Americans should vote for Barack Obama. He posseses better leadership qualities...

  18. Politics

    with bound delegates would make the convention completely unnecessary in most cases, at least in terms of nomination presidential candidates. John McCain would be an example of this; in 2008 he knew that he was going to be the front-runner for the Republicans well in advance before the NCC. NCC’s are now...

  19. Usa Economy

    Date: 10/14/08 Name: Isha Gupta Type: Revision PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES’ POSITIONS ON ECONOMY “Economy”: the term alone represents the financial well being of 300 million people better known as the United States of America. This financial status has been a victim of recession since March, which is troublesome...

  20. Why Citizens Should Vote

    world or minorities feel under-represented for the election. A large number of Americans have boycotted participating in elections between 1960 and 2008. The percentage of voters in the past years have ranged from 49 percent and 63 percent, this means much of half of America does not care about voting...

  21. Election Rituals & Karugu Society

    America? The Karugu joking relationships, as presented by Thomas Beidelman, can be paralleled to the United States elections—in particular, the presidential elections. When the Karugu encounter a problem, they divide themselves into two groups and then insult each other until the problem is dissolved...

  22. Cool Yeah

    baseball) Religion Episcopal (Before 1977)[1] United Methodism (1977–present)[2][3] Signature Cursive signature in ink Website Bush Presidential Library Bush Presidential Center The White House Archived Military service Service/branch Texas Air National Guard Alabama Air National Guard Years of service...

  23. POL 201 ASH COURSE TUTORIAL-SHOPTUTORIAL

    in the Federal System POL 201 Week 2 DQ 2 Meet Your Rep POL 201 Week 2 Short Essay – Policy-making in the Federal System POL 201 Week 3 DQ 1 Presidential Leadership and the Electoral College POL 201 Week 3 DQ 2 Defense Spending and the Military-Industrial Complex POL 201 Week 4 DQ 1 The Supreme...

  24. Women in Politics: How Media Influences a Nation

    many years, their personalities preceded them in many of their future political endeavors. It was not until Geraldine Ferraro emerged as a vice presidential candidate that women were able to overcome the stereotyping of Abzug and Chisholm. Ferraro was a familiar face in the political scene of Washington...

  25. Presidental Debate

    United States is a reliable truthful person. And not somebody that will tell me lies just to make themselves look better. I have talked about the presidential race with my mother. I asked her who she was voting for and why. She responded and said President Obama because giving the fact that Former President...

  26. Exmex

    May 2006, which drew a record number of participants, one thing has become clear: in the United States today, no domestic issue sparks as much public debate or is as politicized as immigration, with the spotlight focused on Mexican immigrants above all others. In Ex Mex, former Mexican foreign minister...

  27. Ralph Nader: an Unreasonable Man; an Emissary on Behalf of American Posterity

    America . In doing so, Ralph Nader has respectfully and officially run for President in the election years of 1996, 2000, 2004, and most likely again, in 2008 . Whereas his philosophy on American civics, rights, and responsibilities as a "full-time citizen, the most important office in America for anyone to...

  28. Obama's Victory

    The 2008 Presidential Election was a monumental moment in United States history. For the first time an African American president was elected. Like past important events, Barack Obama’s victory will be the precident for future events, much like how Roosevelt’s New Deal was the precident for many of todays...

  29. Brief Us Elction

    than Republicans or Democrats. It is the two major parties that organize and dominate government at both the national and state levels [pic] The 2008 election was the first since the landslides of Ronald Reagan to reveal a relative imbalance between the two parties. Barack Obama became the first Democrat...

  30. Is Free Press Essential to the Health of a Democracy?

    people. There is still a debate going on today whether or not the media favored Barack Obama over John McCain in the 2008 presidential election. Without a free press, a country can limit the peoples’ ideas and wants. Countries that oppose free press suppress ideas and debates that would naturally take...

  31. love life

    his election to the Senate in November. He began his presidential campaign in 2007 and, after a close primary campaign against Hillary Rodham Clinton in 2008, he won sufficient delegates in the Democratic Party primaries to receive the presidential nomination. He then defeated Republican nominee John...

  32. The End of an Alaskan Empire

    state. The governor of Alaska Sarah Palin is a very popular Republican and ran as the Vice Presidential candidate. Ted Stevens was indicted and later convicted on corruption charges. Barack Obama won his presidential election by large margins brining in with him very long Democratic coattails. The current...

  33. 2008

    The year of 2008 is a year to remember. The year of 2008 will be deeply entrenched into our children’s history textbooks. The year of 2008 is a year where the concept of a colored president steps out of the realm of fictional books or movies into reality. The year of 2008 is year where ideologies that...

  34. ‘The system for nominating presidential candidates is in need of reform’ Discuss

    The system used for nominating presidential candidates for each party - primaries and caucuses - is in need of reform because of issues that stem from frontloading, which are the advantages that come with heavy campaign funding as well as the large influence the media has on the results. What must be...

  35. The Buck Stops Where?

    to Add a Presidential Line-Item Veto The issue of a presidential item veto has been debated for over a century. In fact, since Washington’s first term, the president’s right to single out individual items from a pending bill has been unclear. This lack of clarity has led to many debates on the issue...

  36. POL 201 American National Government

    diversity of interests across the U.S. to be effective at the local level. Moreover, the search for effective policy is further complicated by theoretical debates about the constitutional framework of federalism, e.g., what limits on national power can be derived from the Tenth Amendment? A policy area in the...

  37. Debate File

    troops to use Turkey as a staging post, despite overwhelmingly antiwar Turkish public and political opinion. Limited permission was granted after heavy debates and delay in the Turkish parliament. TNWs are stationed in Turkey and there are several roadblocks to their removal now BELL AND LOEHRKE 2009 The...

  38. The Oil Industry

    The Oil Industry Shawn K. Gore Axia College of University of Phoenix ECO 205 Economic Theory Nicholas Kuzmich October 12, 2008 Introduction Going through the ages, men and women have worked together with the intent centering on survival. Humanity created basic economies through rising...

  39. Barack Obama: President of the United States

    Paul, Minnesota. After that, Obama was to go against republican John McCain. In August of 2008 Obama selected Joe Biden as his running mate. In September and October of 2008, there were three presidential debates that took place between Obama and McCain. Later, in November, Obama won the presidency with...

  40. POL 201 American National Government

    diversity of interests across the U.S. to be effective at the local level. Moreover, the search for effective policy is further complicated by theoretical debates about the constitutional framework of federalism, e.g., what limits on national power can be derived from the Tenth Amendment? A policy area in the...

  41. Life Sucks

    search engine on federal spending.[70] On June 3, 2008, Senator Obama, along with Senators Thomas R. Carper, Tom Coburn, and John McCain, introduced follow-up legislation: Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008.[71] Obama sponsored legislation that would have required...

  42. The First African American Presidential Nominee

    In the upcoming 2008 presidential election, the candidates are Barrack Obama and John McCain. I will not only vote for Obama because he is an African American Democrat, but also I believe his plans to lower taxes for the middle class and to rid our country of debt is much better than McCains. Even though...

  43. Pol 201 American National Government Entire Course

    diversity of interests across the U.S. to be effective at the local level. Moreover, the search for effective policy is further complicated by theoretical debates about the constitutional framework of federalism, e.g., what limits on national power can be derived from the Tenth Amendment? A policy area in the...

  44. Barack Hussein Obama: the First African American President

    previously served as the junior United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned after his election to the presidency in November 2008. Obama is a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School, where he was the president of the Harvard Law Review. He was a community organizer...

  45. POL-201 Entire Course-Ashford

    Policy-making in the Federal System POL 201 Week 2 DQ 2 Meet Your Rep POL 201 Week 2 Short Essay Policy-making in the Federal System POL 201 Week 3 DQ 1 Presidential Leadership and the Electoral College POL 201 Week 3 DQ 2 Defense Spending and the Military-Industrial Complex POL 201 Week 4 DQ 1 The Supreme...

  46. POL 201 Entire Course American National Government

    diversity of interests across the U.S. to be effective at the local level. Moreover, the search for effective policy is further complicated by theoretical debates about the constitutional framework of federalism, e.g., what limits on national power can be derived from the Tenth Amendment? A policy area in the...

  47. POL 110 Quizzes and Final Exam Answers

    Question 20 The Court has held that an “undue burden” is not placed on a woman seeking an abortion when a state requires Exam 1 Question 1 In a presidential system, the bureaucracy reports to Question 2 In a parliamentary system, all power is invested in the national Question 3 The prime minister...

  48. POL 110 Quizzes and Final Exam Answers

    Question 20 The Court has held that an “undue burden” is not placed on a woman seeking an abortion when a state requires Exam 1 Question 1 In a presidential system, the bureaucracy reports to Question 2 In a parliamentary system, all power is invested in the national Question 3 The prime minister...

  49. Electoral College Informative Speech

    Electoral College, making their deliberations easier. Today, on Election Day, citizens vote for political electors associated with the party of a presidential candidate In 48 states, all of the electors for a given party win if that a candidate receives more than half of the state’s popular vote. In 2...

  50. POL 110 Quizzes and Final Exam Answers

    Question 20 The Court has held that an “undue burden” is not placed on a woman seeking an abortion when a state requires Exam 1 Question 1 In a presidential system, the bureaucracy reports to Question 2 In a parliamentary system, all power is invested in the national Question 3 The prime minister...

  51. POL 201 Entire Course American National Government

    diversity of interests across the U.S. to be effective at the local level. Moreover, the search for effective policy is further complicated by theoretical debates about the constitutional framework of federalism, e.g., what limits on national power can be derived from the Tenth Amendment? A policy area in the...

  52. Capital Punishment: Cruel and Unusual

    “original intent” arguments have succeeded in many people’s minds in wrapping the death penalty in the American flag. On October 19, 2002, on a presidential debate, Leo Anderson, an audience member, asked George W. Bush, (at that time governor of Texas): “Are you really, really proud of the fact that Texas...

  53. POL 201 Homework teaching effectively/pol201homeworkdotcom

    the Federal System POL 201 Week 2 DQ 2 Meet Your Rep POL 201 Week 2 Short Essay — Policy-making in the Federal System POL 201 Week 3 DQ 1 Presidential Leadership and the Electoral College POL 201 Week 3 DQ 2 Defense Spending and the Military-Industrial Complex POL 201 Week 4 DQ 1 The Supreme...

  54. Outsourcing Jobs to Foreign Countries - an Overview

    International - believe that outsourcing jobs to other countries hurts the U.S. economy”. Is your job at risk? Outsourcing has become a heated debate in the middle of a Presidential election coming up in November. The Chief Executive Officer’s are trying to find ways to cut down on cost to “stay alive” in a competitive...

  55. Peace and Democracy in Kenya

    issues surface front time o time in different parts of the country and presidential elections is the occasion when political leader often use the social injustices to further polarize the country to the level of not only political debate but also and more importantly to physical confrontation that yields...

  56. POL 201 Course Material - pol201dotcom

    in the Federal System POL 201 Week 2 DQ 2 Meet Your Rep POL 201 Week 2 Short Essay - Policy-making in the Federal System POL 201 Week 3 DQ 1 Presidential Leadership and the Electoral College POL 201 Week 3 DQ 2 Defense Spending and the Military-Industrial Complex POL 201 Week 4 DQ 1 The Supreme...

  57. Democratic Debate: Clinton vs. Obama

    The 2008 democratic debate in the University of Texas Austin really determined the formation of my political philosophy. This debate held between Clinton and Obama made me realize I am a democrat since I agree with almost all of what they say. I do lean more on the side of Obama in this debate, even...

  58. Change vs Experience

    experience, fresh vs. tested, green vs. gray. Jonathan Alter NEWSWEEK From the magazine issue dated Feb 25, 2008 The democratic race isn't over yet. Hillary Clinton may still prevail. But the debate featuring Barack Obama and John McCain has already begun. The good news is that a contest between them has...

  59. same sex marriage

    about equality of political and civic standing. Same-sex marriage is currently one of the most divisive political issues in our nation. In November 2008, Californians passed Proposition 8, a referendum that removed the right to marry from same-sex couples who had been granted that right by the courts...

  60. To Clone or Not to Clone?

    elite animals is quickly becoming a reality instead of fiction. The issue of cloning is an ever-changing debate as new advances are made. The issue brings out a variety of opinions as the debate enters the issues of safety, politics, and ethics. However, cloning is a process that is vital to the food...