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It’s Election Day! Posted by on Nov 6, 2012

After over a year of campaigning, the United States presidential election is finally here!  As I’ve mentioned before all national (and most regional) elections in the United States are held on the first Tuesday in November, which is today.  So, today people around the United States will be going to their polling places to cast…

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Election Season: Presidential Debates Posted by on Oct 11, 2012

Throughout the American presidential election campaign the presidential candidates hold debates*.  This election season there are three presidential debates and one vice presidential debate (the vice presidential debate is tonight!).  In these debates the candidates are asked questions, which are sometimes posed by a journalist or sometimes by members of the audience watching the debate. …

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Election Season: The Candidates Posted by on Sep 25, 2012

The American political system is considered a two-party system, because we essentially have only two political parties, the Republicans and Democrats.  There are independents within the system and politicians from minor political parties, like the Green Party, but when it comes to electing a president there are almost always only two candidates, a Republican and…

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Election Season: The Republican National Convention Posted by on Aug 30, 2012

Although the American presidential season can drag on for many months, we are now truly entering the presidential election season in the USA, which will culminate in Americans voting for their next president on Tuesday, November 6th.  The reason I say that the presidential election season is now truly beginning is because over the next…

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