Recent Campaigns & Elections Questions

• What was the 2000 election controversy over?

  Yesterday, 10:21am - Post-election controversy over who won the presidency, with b...

• Where is Potlatch Idaho?

  Yesterday, 10:20am - Potlatch is a city in Latah County, Idaho, United States. The...

• What was the purpose to the Birmingham campaign?

  Yesterday, 10:20am - In 1963, Birmingham was a hotbed of racial tensions and viole...

• Who won the popular vote of Florida in the 2000 Presidential election?

  Yesterday, 10:02am - Florida is a state won by Bush. I cannot find what the exact ...

• When does congress count the electoral votes?

  Yesterday, 10:02am - The official electoral vote will be counted by Congress on Ja...

• When will the next two off-year elections occur?

  Yesterday, 10:01am - Off-year elections happen almost every year, but the major on...

• What were the final count in electoral college votes for the presidency?

  Yesterday, 10:01am - The final results were Obama/Biden 338 & McCain/Palin 200; ch...

• Who was elected president in 1912:?

  Yesterday, 10:00am - Woodrow Wilson was elected president in 1912 after serving on...

• Who is the right to vote is denied to?

  Yesterday, 10:00am - Anyone under 18. Voting is a state controlled activity and th...

• What about alaska and hawaii?

  Yesterday, 9:59am - Due to a system issue, I am unable to see your recent history...

• How many electoral votes does it take to win a presidential election?

  Yesterday, 9:58am - To win a US Presidential election the candidate must get at l...

• Who ran in the presidential election in 1992?

  Yesterday, 9:52am - George HW Bush and Bill Clinton were the Republican and Democ...

• Who was the only president not elected?

  Yesterday, 9:50am - President Ford was the only U.S. president never to have been...

• How did the election of 1860 increase sectional tensions?

  Yesterday, 9:50am - The 1860 election increased sectional tension because Abraham...

• When do we find out who won for our President?

  Yesterday, 9:50am - As soon as you ask ChaCha. Barack Hussein Obama will be the n...

• Why did many urban voters support Roosevelt and the Democratic party?

  Yesterday, 9:42am - There is no real answer to this. They did support him for 4 t...

• What ways did naval power play a different role in the pacific war than it did in the war in europe?

  Yesterday, 9:41am - Naval powers played a much different role in the Pacific War ...

• How is lobbying used to influence public policy?

  Yesterday, 9:39am - Lobbying is marketing; trying to transform a group's narrow i...

• Why do interest groups try to influence political parties?

  Yesterday, 9:36am - Interest groups exist to make demands on government. The domi...

• Who is the only president that did not belong to a political party?

  Yesterday, 9:22am - Our first President George Washington was the only President ...

• Who won the 1968 election?

  Yesterday, 9:19am - Republican Richard Nixon won the Presidential Election of 196...

• How did Nixon win the 1968 election?

  Yesterday, 9:18am - Richard Nixon won the 1968 election with 43.4% of the popular...

• What was the Election of 1860?

  Yesterday, 9:13am - The "wedges of separation" caused by slavery split large Prot...

• Why did none of the Southern states vote for Obama?

  Yesterday, 9:13am - Most of those states are red states, meaning they are Republi...

• What was the biggest criticism of president Bush in 1991 and 1992?

  Yesterday, 8:47am - December 24, 1992 President Bush pardoned six officials impli...

• How many electoral votes did Barack Obama have total in the 2008 president election?

  Yesterday, 8:17am - Currently Obama has 349 and McCain has 163. Missouri and Nort...

• Why is election day on the same day every year?

  2 days ago, 7:50am - The reason is because the harvest would have been completed a...

• What is better republicans or democratics?

  2 days ago, 7:40am - I would say the democratic party is better because of their s...

• What is the Climate Change Summit?

  2 days ago, 5:29am - The Climate Change Summit is a conference that is held to dis...

• Was the election of 1824 legal?

  2 days ago, 5:28am - The 1824 Presidential elections are known as the, 'corrupt ba...

• How does a contested election differ from a retention election?

  2 days ago, 4:43am - A retention election is a periodic process whereby a judge is...

• Is Ron Paul a third party candidate?

  2 days ago, 3:29am - Rep. Ron Paul has no plans to run on a third-party ticket. Th...

• Who was Richard Nixon opponent in the 1972 presidential election?

  2 days ago, 3:11am - Richard Nixon's opponent was Senator George McGovern. ChaCha!

• Who did george bush defeat in the 1988 election?

  2 days ago, 3:09am - President George Bush defeated Democratic candidate Michael D...

• Who was the first president defeated for re-election?

  2 days ago, 3:04am - John Adams was the first President to lose a re-election bid ...

• What is the vote on?

  2 days ago, 2:33am - The candidates and issues you vote for are very important. Ma...

• What were the results of the senaca falls convention?

  2 days ago, 2:23am - The Seneca Falls Convention was an early and influential wome...

• When what type of elections are conducted to have all voters in a state choose from the same pool of candidates?

  2 days ago, 2:14am - That just sounds like a general election. ChaCha again!

• Is it true or false that when gerrymandering elections are conducted all voters in a state choose from the same pool of candidates?

  2 days ago, 2:13am - No, gerrymandering means to divide into election districts to...

• Who won presidency in 2000?

  2 days ago, 1:30am - Republican George W. Bush defeated Democrat Al. Gore in the 2...