Challenging U.S Elections
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According to US election: voters are less divided than often thought on major issues – new research- July 29, 2024, Paul Hanel, Lukas J.Wolf, theconversation.com
Hargreaves Lansdown
Mark Makela/Getty Images
Challenging the American electoral system: the gradual disappearance of political dissension between voters of opposing major political parties
Key words
→ Division: the perceived gap between Republican and Democratic voters.→ Perception: the way voters see or interpret differences between the parties.→ Values: the fundamental beliefs or principles that voters prioritize.→ Similarities: the common ground shared between Republican and Democratic voters.→ Hope: the feeling of optimism about bridging the political divide.
Vocabulary
→ Overblown perceptions: inflated, exaggerated perceptions.→ Cohesive: unified, integrated, consistent.→ Misperceptions: misunderstandings, misconceptions, false impressions.→ Deadlock: stalemate, gridlock, impasse.→Thwarting: obstructing, hindering, stifling.
I. A complex electoral system.II. Amplified by a historical rivalry between two parties.III. BUT opposition now lies more with the candidates than with the voters.
Why do U.S. elections remain complex in their organization at a time when voters from opposing parties increasingly share the same views?
GEORGIA
Derived from U.S. government records.
I. A Complex Electoral System
thecollector.com
Newt Gingrich
Abraham Lincoln by William F. Cogswell, 1869
II. Amplified by a Historical Rivalry Between Two Parties
edition.cnn.com - Bernie Sanders.
III. But Opposition Now Lies More with the Candidates than with the Voters.
- The positive thing ==> the tendency takes the side of de-escalation of division toward voters / We can still dream of a constitutionnal reform of electoral college.
- The increasing gap that has developed since the beginning of the 1990’s showed the importance of the media in the political division process.
- The big threat I can take out from this process: