The electoral process in the U.S. presidential election

Abdul Razzaq Al-Jasim, Khairi

doi:10.37651/aujlps.2010.15744

	The electoral process in the U.S. presidential election
Journal of Anbar University for Law and Political Sciences
Article 7, Volume 1, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 172-206 PDF (251.13 K)
DOI: 10.37651/aujlps.2010.15744
Author
Khairi Abdul Razzaq al-Jasim
Abstract
The study of theoretical frameworks for the electoral process in the United States and presidential elections of those species have more than one meaning is that the United States tried and are trying to make that process a model for others, and the study will show us the possibility of the application and success or lack of ability on the application and failure , In addition, the election of 2008 T. carry within them the features of a new phase in the overall electoral process in the United States, which had previously described and Balrtabh, as it introduced new variables that were not known or recognized in previous elections. Here, it should be noted that the variables were not girl to moment, but is the product of output reaction reality of American society with the fundamentals of the electoral process and outcome that forced the first to make a change on the second to be consistent with the requirements of society. Mechanism of the U.S. elections in the manner practiced in the U.S. Nations emphasize that is not obtained by the candidate in the popular vote in the impressive win, because the mechanism requires that the nomination indirectly in the sense that it will determine the winner is the "electoral college" that we see them move away from the origin and significance of the idea of election. Therefore, we believe that the lucky candidate is - as happened in the election of Obama, who see in his election coup to the electoral system - that means a coup against the electoral system in the United States and with him we will see an amendment to the electoral system coincides and is associated with the win, and we are in the same time before the change in the process election so that it is the opinion of the people is the essence or origin of the election. And indicators of this are many, including increased voter turnout at the polls after a long wait of the American voter of the need to change the faces, this as well as demographic changes done to the American society and became a need to adapt the electoral system to suit those changes. But despite the belief of the need for change the electoral system except that the U.S. will maintain the status quo is also strong and can not be changed as easily imagine that we talked about. There are military-industrial machine and conservatives who want to maintain the status quo because it privileges

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