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Politics 101 - Primaries & Caucuses



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Get up to speed on the race to the White House with Fireside Production's Quickfire Round... we're answering your top questions about the primaries and caucuses.


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wtf aren't we ... ( 11 months ago by ieatnuggetswithafork)
wtf aren't we electing people solely based off popular vote yet?!
Great explanation. ... ( 11 months ago by 6maverick6s)
Great explanation. I finally understand what this 'super delegate' business is about. I think the US is slowly becoming an oligarchy...
I want Obama to win, but think Clinton's going to. Republican side, I think McCain's gonna get the nomination.
What about the five ... ( 11 months ago by nesseline)
What about the five basic principles of a democratic vote, first and foremost the principle of a secret vote? Do you really go to a caucus with your neighbours to tell them who you might vote for? And above all, why isn't the principle of the direct vote installed? The U.S. isn't a democracy in so many ways. Sad but true.
So true. ( 11 months ago by nesseline)
So true.
It's pretty sad ... ( 11 months ago by filiwian)
It's pretty sad that we vote for someone primarily on popularity and not on what that person can do to benefit our nation for the better.
Definition from my ... ( 11 months ago by sid73090)
Definition from my textbook:
Superdelegate: A National party leader who automatically gets a delegate slot at the Democratic national party convention.
I dont think that superdelegates get a vote, but rather automatically get a convention seat, no matter how the people vote. Is this right or am i missing something? cuz the vid was talking about them getting a vote.
no one votes on the ... ( 11 months ago by chris11023)
no one votes on the issues anymore everyone votes on the candidate because the candidate is supported by oprah or because they're a certain race we need to focus on the issues not on popularity
It makes me sick ... ( 11 months ago by kiasta)
It makes me sick how ignorant people are and not just about that either, about almost everything that goes on in this country. Why else would Bush get voted in twice and the same reason why Granholm was voted twice for the Governor of Michigan. She has done nothing for the State. And Bush got us into a hell of a mess. Our currency is now worth less than Canadian currency. I just hope you guys actually understand the reasons you vote for who you vote for. That is all.
So what if the US ... ( 11 months ago by conmanjoe)
So what if the US currency is worth less than the canadian currency? In many instances having a currency at an inflated value can have heavy repercussions. Exports from your country will decrease because it costs too purchase.
Great post! Good, ... ( 11 months ago by dbholland76)
Great post! Good, concise info on a confusing subject, really well produced. Keep up the good work.
Go to a caucus? Hey ... ( 11 months ago by painim)
Go to a caucus? Hey, why not, your community members probably have guns and it might turn out fun! :D
US: plutocratic, populistic republic...mixed with some democracy.
For anyone that misunderstands me: I don't mean the US is a dumpsite, but rather, that there are serious infrastructural problems with its "democracy".
Didn't it say, you ... ( 11 months ago by nesseline)
Didn't it say, you could go to a caucus with your neghbours, I looked up the word (The word caucus originated in Boston in the early part of the 18th century, when it was used as the name of a political club, the Caucus, or Caucus Club. The club hosted public discussions and the election of candidates for public office.)...but I might not have grasped its whole meaning. Greetings from Germany! :)
What is the ... ( 11 months ago by wvmountainman299)
What is the difference between the Popular Vote, the Electoral College, and the Supreme Court setting aside election results and putting the man they want into the White House? Well, this happened in 2000. The popular vote had Gore as winner, but Florida had a purposeful brain fart. The electors had spoken; Gore, but the Supreme Court put their pal, H.W's illiterate son into the White House, ensuring America would be ground into the ground.
Thanks for the ... ( 11 months ago by johnnyoh21)
Thanks for the information - just one remark - Who cares! - Why not just have corporate America Bid on them with the money going to the winner. That said really nice Video
Array ( 11 months ago by kahnicles)
nice one 217 :)
this video's good but still doesn't really answer the question of how someone can win more votes, but the other party get's more delegates. unless that only happnes witht he duper delegates taken into account.
if there's 10 delegates (excluding supers) and obama gets 70% of the votes, does that mean he gets 7 delegates?
Most party ... ( 10 months ago by Piscivorus)
Most party deligates are retarded dumbasses. Proposition 198 was fair but it was struck down by the Supreme Court because they claimed it violated a parties right to "freedom of association" which is a legal concept derived from farfetched interpretations of the first amendment. It's like the right to privacy for private clubs. Can you smell the BS? These candidates are running for public office, not their party's offices. Open primaries should be Constitutionally mandated.
politics 101 - ... ( 9 months ago by vic028)
politics 101 - simplified
divide, conquer, enslave, repeat
watch?v=g2wf7nt3xlU
pretty much! the ... ( 8 months ago by slones8)
pretty much! the average american has no clue how the election process works, including me! somethings fishy.
Its there to ... ( 7 months ago by nuktu)
Its there to confuse you.
Yes I have changed ... ( 6 months ago by kiasta)
Yes I have changed my views a little bit, however it was just the way I was raised, even the women in my family agree with the sex issue, and I was kind of upset with the whole election thing because nobody actually votes based on who is right for the job only who it talked most about in new media. However now that ron paul is out of the picture (of course) we're stuck with mccain or obama *sigh* well I definately am not going the mccain route.
Yes I now believe ... ( 6 months ago by kiasta)
Yes I now believe that sex should not be a factor, she stuck in there for a long time and I respect her for that. However unfortunately we now are stuck with either Obama or McCain.
MILEY CYRUS FOR ... ( 5 months ago by kewlmangad00d)
MILEY CYRUS FOR PRESIDENT! :)
I have a couple of ... ( 4 months ago by in2ennui)
I have a couple of questions: What is the purpose of the primaries/caucuses in electing the party nominee if the delegates at the DNC do the same? Is the DNC nomination a formality in preparation of the delegates nominating for the actual presidential election?
Also what is the purpose of getting votes from non voteholding territories like Samoa and "Democrats living abroad"??
Thank you to the knowledgeable who reply in advance, it has been years since I took government!
Right On the money ... ( 2 months ago by apks2004)
Right On the money Video!



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