1. The Electoral Process Road to the Presidency

2. Nomination CaucusesState Primary

3. National Conventions Republican  Ten delegates from each State.  3 District Delegates for each House member.  Additional delegates from representative of different capacities. Democratic  4,049 delegates  3,253 selected by state primaries and caucuses  796 are Superdelegates

4. Notable Conventions 1984 Republican1968 Democratic

5. Fall Campaign

6. Election Day  2 nd Tuesday after the 1 st Monday  “Winner Takes All” Winning candidate takes all of the States electoral votes

7. 2008 Electoral Votes

8. Electoral College

9. Rubber Stamp Vote  Candidates are officially elected.  Candidates can win with electoral votes over popular vote.  Tie? Selection goes to the House of Representatives Should the Electoral College be replaced?

10. Election of 1800 Thomas Jefferson (D-R)John Adams (F)

11. Revolution of 1800

12. Effect of 1800  Results: Jefferson (D-R) (73) Burr (D-R) (73) Adams (F) (65) Pickney (F) (64)  12 th Amendment (Electoral must choose between a President and a Vice-President).

13. Election of 1824 Andrew JacksonJohn Quincy Adams

14. The Corrupt Bargain

15. Election of 2000 George W. Bush (R)Al Gore (D)

16. 2000 Electoral Map

17. Results  Democrats Al Gore 50,996,116266  George W. Bush 50,456,169271 The controversy was over Florida’s 25 electoral votes. Gore sued for standards for a recount by the Florida State Supreme Court. Later researched showed that this hinder his chances and that a full statewide recount would have allowed him a victory. New words in our vocabulary: “The Butterfly Ballot” and “The Hanging Chad”