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1 The United States Presidential Election Process: Undemocratic?
The Bill of Rights Institute Chicago, IL October 2, 2008 Artemus Ward Department of Political Science Northern Illinois University Edited by Subler

2 Election Time 2016 Democratic Presidential Nomination USA Today/Suffolk Clinton 41, Sanders 23, Biden 20, Webb 0, O'Malley 0, Chafee 1 Clinton +18 2016 Republican Presidential Nomination USAT/Suffolk Trump 23, Carson 13, Fiorina 13, Rubio 9, Bush 8, Cruz 6, Kasich 2, Huckabee 2, Christie 1, Paul 2, Jindal 1, Santorum 0, Walker, Pataki 0, Graham 1 Trump +10

3 The Primaries an election that narrows the field of candidates before an election for office. Primary elections are one means by which political party nominates candidates

4 February Monday, February 1 Iowa caucus Tuesday, February 9 New Hampshire Saturday, February 20 Nevada caucus (Dem) South Carolina (GOP) Tuesday, February 23 Nevada caucus (GOP) Saturday, February 27 South Carolina (Dem) March Tuesday, March 1 (Super Tuesday) Alabama Alaska (GOP) Arkansas Colorado caucuses Georgia Massachusetts  Minnesota caucuses North Carolina Oklahoma Tennessee Texas Vermont Virginia Saturday, March 5 Kansas caucus Kentucky (GOP caucus) Louisiana Nebraska (Dem caucus) Tuesday, March 8 Hawaii caucus (GOP) Mississippi Michigan Sunday, March 13 Puerto Rico (GOP) Tuesday, March 15 Ohio Florida Illinois Missouri Tuesday, March 22 Arizona Utah Saturday, March 26 Alaska caucus (Dem) Hawaii caucus (Dem) April Tuesday, April 5 Wisconsin Tuesday, April 19 New York Tuesday, April 26 Connecticut Delaware Maryland Pennsylvania Rhode Island May Tuesday, May 3 Indiana Tuesday, May 10 Nebraska (GOP primary) West Virginia Tuesday, May 17 Kentucky (Dem primary) Oregon June Sunday, June 5 Puerto Rico (Dem) Tuesday, June 7 California Montana New Jersey New Mexico South Dakota Tuesday, June 14 Washington, DC States with no firm dates: (Some states may be listed with tentative dates) North Dakota Idaho Maine Washington Wyoming

5 February Monday, February 1 Iowa caucus Tuesday, February 9 New Hampshire Saturday, February 20 Nevada caucus (Dem) South Carolina (GOP) Tuesday, February 23 Nevada caucus (GOP) Saturday, February 27 South Carolina (Dem) March Tuesday, March 1 (Super Tuesday) Alabama Alaska (GOP) Arkansas Colorado caucuses Georgia Massachusetts  Minnesota caucuses North Carolina Oklahoma Tennessee Texas Vermont Virginia Saturday, March 5 Kansas caucus Kentucky (GOP caucus) Louisiana Nebraska (Dem caucus) Tuesday, March 8 Hawaii caucus (GOP) Mississippi Michigan Sunday, March 13 Puerto Rico (GOP) Tuesday, March 15 Ohio Florida Illinois Missouri Tuesday, March 22 Arizona Utah Saturday, March 26 Alaska caucus (Dem) Hawaii caucus (Dem) April Tuesday, April 5 Wisconsin Tuesday, April 19 New York Tuesday, April 26 Connecticut Delaware Maryland Pennsylvania Rhode Island May Tuesday, May 3 Indiana Tuesday, May 10 Nebraska (GOP primary) West Virginia Tuesday, May 17 Kentucky (Dem primary) Oregon June Sunday, June 5 Puerto Rico (Dem) Tuesday, June 7 California Montana New Jersey New Mexico South Dakota Tuesday, June 14 Washington, DC States with no firm dates: (Some states may be listed with tentative dates) North Dakota Idaho Maine Washington Wyoming

6 Who really picks the candidates to run?

7 Popular Vote 2000 Al Gore (Democrat) 50,999,897
George W. Bush (Republican) 50,456,002 Popular Vote

8 Electoral College System

9 A Each state gets the same # of electoral votes to cast for president as they have members of congress ( ? Representatives + 2 Senators) 538 Total Electoral Votes

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12 B Divide states into smaller districts.
Each district has equal population Whoever wins more districts, gets all of the electoral votes If you win 5 of the 9 districts in Indiana, you win all 11 electoral votes

13 C Candidate who wins the majority of the electoral votes (270/538) = WINNER!

14 How it all happens…

15 Facts 10 Years Census Give electoral votes to states based on population size

16 Gerrymandering Each state has a number of districts based off the population. Each district has to have the same population in each district. Lines are drawn by a state’s congress

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