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Post by Jean Lannes on Jan 31, 2016 19:50:00 GMT
As most of the Americans know, the Iowa caucus will be tomorrow (2/1/16 or 1/2/16 for the Europeans).
I'm going to go over the whole thing and start with the candidates.
I'm going to stay as unbiased as possible and I ask you to do the same. I know politics is a very controversial talking point so I kindly ask you to not say something like "__________ should be president".
btw please don't post something before I finish
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Post by Jean Lannes on Jan 31, 2016 19:57:18 GMT
So let's start with the candidates. I'll start with the Republicans and then the Democrats.
Republicans:
Donald Trump
Ted Cruz
Marco Rubio
Rand Paul
Jeb Bush
Ben Carson
Chris Christie
Carly Fiorina
Jim Gilmore
Mike Huckabee
John Kasich
Rick Santorum
Now to the Democrats:
Hillary Clinton
Martin O'Malley
Bernie Sanders
These were all the candidates from the two major parties. You will see them again in some polls done in Iowa.
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Post by Jean Lannes on Jan 31, 2016 20:00:52 GMT
There are two types of "pre-presidential" elections.
One is caucus, and one is a primary election.
Caucus:
Only members registered with the political party can participate (if closed system). Voting is conducted at local party meetings and is done by raising hands or breaking up into groups. States that use the caucus system are Alaska, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Maine, Minnesota, Nevada, North Dakota, Wyoming and Iowa.
Primary:
Some states allow only registered party members to vote; some allow party registrations on the same day; some are completely open to all residents of the state. An election is held/ secret ballot. All other states use the primary instead of the caucus.
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Post by Jean Lannes on Jan 31, 2016 20:03:38 GMT
In Iowa, the Republicans have a primary. People go and vote. Simple.
The Democrats have the caucus. They meet somewhere and debate. Standing one side of the room means you're for one candidate and who has the most people on his side wins. This will be done statewide and the results will be gathered. The state level will then make some calculations and come up with a result.
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Post by Jean Lannes on Jan 31, 2016 20:06:13 GMT
  These two pictures show what polls say. These have been made before the actual election. |
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Post by Jean Lannes on Jan 31, 2016 20:09:15 GMT
The Iowa caucus is important for many candidates because it shows them their approximate numbers. I mean if someone were to complete fail in Iowa it's unlikely that person will become president. This of course doesn't mean Iowa's winner always wins the election. It is also the beginning of the race for president.
If you have any questions let me know.
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Post by Mountbatten on Jan 31, 2016 20:39:35 GMT
The Iowa caucus is important for many candidates because it shows them their approximate numbers. I mean if someone were to complete fail in Iowa it's unlikely that person will become president. This of course doesn't mean Iowa's winner always wins the election. It is also the beginning of the race for president. If you have any questions let me know. Yes I have a question. What is the point of posting this? |
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Post by Jean Lannes on Jan 31, 2016 21:19:46 GMT
The Iowa caucus is important for many candidates because it shows them their approximate numbers. I mean if someone were to complete fail in Iowa it's unlikely that person will become president. This of course doesn't mean Iowa's winner always wins the election. It is also the beginning of the race for president. If you have any questions let me know. Yes I have a question. What is the point of posting this? Many people don't know about US elections |
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Post by Napoleon Bonaparte on Feb 1, 2016 11:26:28 GMT
I agree with lannes's last post but the reality is that we aren't a political war 4 forum
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2016 13:29:44 GMT
I think this can stay if it stays informatical but if it starts debates it should be locked, but saltin may say something different |
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Post by saltin on Feb 1, 2016 13:49:31 GMT
In general political subjects are discouraged since they dont really fit our gaming forum but as a presentation I guess it's fine as long as this does not degenerate into brawling arguments.If it does the thread will be locked.
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Post by saltin on Feb 1, 2016 19:21:28 GMT
0k we are back on our regular scheduled programing.
Locked.
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