Archive for the ‘Politics’ Category
Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
Answer: Be elected for a first term, the second term will follow.
It turns out it's pretty likely that a president will be elected to a second term. If we examine all previous Presidential Elections, we will see 8 presidents who failed to get reelected:
President
Result
Benjamin Harrison
Failed to get reelected in 1892
George ...
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Friday, October 24th, 2008
I found an op-ed in the NY Times that claimed that the best way to increase voter turnout was by having election day fall on a weekend. They provide a few examples but nothing too detailed. I tried pulling in some data and seeing if I could come to the ...
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Friday, September 12th, 2008
It seems that there is a recent emphasis on "character" in the election. Unfortunately, character can be faked with some acting and campaign management. To understand how the candidates will perform in office we need to look at their past accomplishments and failures. Public records show the vote history for ...
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