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Transforming Elections Term Paper

Transforming Elections In 2004, approximately 120.3 million people cast a ballot for president, which, in absolute numbers, are the most to have participated in any American election.

In the popular vote, President Bush received 51% of the popular vote to Kerry's 48% and in the Electoral College the final outcome was 286 electoral votes for the President and 252 electoral votes for Kerry. Republicans not only won the White House, but they also expanded their Senate lead to 55 from 51.

In the House, Republicans added three seats and emerged with a 29-seat majority. Republican control of the White House, Senate and Congress truly mark the 2004. The 2004 is truly a transforming election marking significant Republican influence over morals, the economy, and Iraq war policies.

According to CNN, an evenly divided electorate split sharply, and in some states decisively, on age, gender, religious, racial and ideological lines.

This division reflects a growing chasm between the conservative right and the more liberal left. Bush's victory came from strong support among men, whites, Southerners, married voters, churchgoers, Protestants, gun owners, and veterans.

Bush won the support of 80% of these "moral values" voters concerned with issues as a ban on "same-sex marriage," pro-life positions on abortion, family values, restrictions on stem-cell research, and opposition to societal permissiveness.
Bush's first term was marked by tax policies that favored the rich and significant job losses. About 80% of voters that made the economy their number one voting priority voted for Kerry. Further, respondents' views on the economy corresponded significantly with their vote. Bush won roughly 46% of the voters who called the current economic situation "excellent" or "good," while Kerry did equally well among those who identified it as "not good" or "poor." Poorer Americans, those making $50,000 or less gave 56% of their vote to Kerry while wealthier individuals backed Bush.

Although the war in Iraq ranked number three in voting priorities, Bush received the strongest support for his agenda. A majority of votes believed Bush's claims that the war in Iraq is a part…

Sources used in this document:
Botelho, Greg. "Exit Polls: Electorate is Sharply Divided." CNN 3 Nov. 2004. 13 Dec. 2004. <http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/11/02/prez.analysis/>.

"Election, 2004 Update, November 4, 2004 - President George W. Bush Wins a Second Term; the GOP also Makes Gains in Congress." 4 Nov. 2004. Thomson Wadsworth. 13 Dec. 2004. <http://wadsworth.com/politicalscience_d/special_features/popups/election04/11_04.html>.

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