United States United States Presidential electionPresidential election1lBasic introduction lQualifications of a president lThe process of the electionlTwo-party system of AmericalUnited States Presidential election of 2012outline2Start with the Constitution(宪法)The election day is the Tuesday between November 2nd and 8th(the last one: Nov. 4th 2008;the next one : Nov 6th, 2012）Candidates for President and Vice-President Run Together. (In most cases, the presidential candidate select a vice-presidential candidate himself.)The Constitution states that suffrage (选举权）cannot be denied on grounds of race , color, sex, or age.3WHO CAN BE A PRESIDENT?uAt least thirty-five years of age at the time of nomination. uHe / She should be a natural born citizen of the United states. uThe candidate should be a resident of the United States for at least fourteen years41.Primary election预选预选2.Norminating2.Norminating processprocess总统选举人提总统选举人提名名3.Running竞选运动竞选运动4.General Election 全国选举全国选举5.inauguration 总统就职仪式总统就职仪式5Each state starts to conduct popular elections to choose their slate of electors: indirect election system. Each state has its own electors大规模的Each party has its own electoral college(选举委员会）62: nominating process(July to Aug.)2: nominating process(July to Aug.)The electors from Each State make up the Electoral College“The major political parties will officially hold its presidential nominating conventions. In this nominating conventions, The “Electoral College” Votes for the President. Normally ,the candidate for president receiving the majority(50%) of the electoral votes is the elected president.7The candidates of the major parties will go to many states to win the supporters by means of ：campaigning trips to different statesaddressing TV speechesshowing on TV debates. These media tools play an important role in running(宣传造势宣传造势） . This process costs lots. 84.General election(November)On the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in an election year, voters cast ballots for President and Vice President. 9The voters do not vote directly for the President and Vice President , They vote for electors who are named by the two parties, and the electors will, in turn, vote for the Presidential candidate of their own party, the winning candidate is already elected when the electors are chosen on the election day.105. Inauguration: January in the next year11lThis process is simply a formality. On the first Monday after the second Wednesday of December in an election year, the electors meet in the capital of their own state and vote for President and Vice President. lThe Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates who get the majority of the electoral votes are elected President and Vice President. The newly-elected President takes up office on January 20th of the next year. 12The Republican partyThe Democrat party dignity strength smart brave wisdomparty emblem1314PartiesThe RepublicansThe DemocratsSymbols _DonkeyIdeas conservative_Economic ideafree _ interventionSocial issuesOppose large governmental social security programs_ a strong social security systemPolitical supportbusiness groupsthe less privilegedElephantliberalmarketGovernmentSupport15United States presidential election of 201216The nextUnited States presidential electionis to be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. Incumbent PresidentBarack Obama is running for a second and final term during this election.His major challenger is former Massachusetts Governor, RepublicanMitt Romney.the 57thquadrennialpresidential election17the 70th Governor of Massachusetts(马萨诸塞州） from 2003 to 2007He ran for the Republican nomination in the 2008 U.S. presidential election, but he lost the nomination to John McCain. In June 2011, he announced that he would seek the 2012 Republican presidential nomination. The results of the caucuses and primaries have placed him as the clear leader and in April 2012, the Republican National Committee declared him the presumptive nominee.Brief introduction about Mitt RomneyWillard Mitt Romney Personal details: (born March 12, 1947) is an American businessman and politician.181920First Presidential Debate: Obama vs. Romney21This debate and the next three - two presidential, one vice presidential - are sponsored by the Commission on Presidential Debates. Tonights 90 minutes will be about domestic issues and will follow a format designed by the commission. There will be six roughly 15-minute segments with two-minute answers for the first question, then open discussion for the remainder of each segment. Thousands of people offered suggestions on segment subjects or questions via the Internet and other means, but I made the final selections. And for the record, they were not submitted for approval to the commission or the candidates. The segments as I announced in advance will be three on the economy and one each on health care, the role of government and governing, with an emphasis throughout on differences, specifics and choices. Both candidates will also have two-minute closing statements.22奥巴马罗姆尼开打辩论战奥巴马罗姆尼开打辩论战 盘点双方政见理念差异盘点双方政见理念差异 综观选举备战阶段，罗姆尼和奥巴马分饰“挑战者”和“守擂主”的角色，穿梭于各州拉拢选民，政见上的显著差异早已显现，互相批驳的火药味也日趋浓烈。经济经济罗姆尼：减税减少政府罗姆尼：减税减少政府干预干预奥巴马：增税加强金融奥巴马：增税加强金融监管监管医改医改罗姆尼：反对全民医保称挤压财政罗姆尼：反对全民医保称挤压财政项目经费空间项目经费空间奥巴马：支持全民医保为穷人看病奥巴马：支持全民医保为穷人看病提供保障提供保障外交外交罗姆尼：被指具有小布罗姆尼：被指具有小布什单边主义倾向什单边主义倾向奥巴马：借奥巴马：借“巧实力巧实力”展开务实外交展开务实外交军事军事罗姆尼：保持强大军力必要时出兵罗姆尼：保持强大军力必要时出兵奥巴马：进行裁军奥巴马：进行裁军“重返亚太进行重返亚太进行再平衡再平衡”23中新网10月16日电 据美国媒体16日报道，美国奥巴马和共和党总统候选人罗姆尼之间的竞选日趋激烈，决定大选结果的选举人票现在相当接近。目前奥巴马的选举人票数仅超过罗姆尼10张，胜负差距已缩小到危险范围。据美国新闻网站收集的各州民调平均值显示，奥巴马领先的州一共有201张选举人票，而罗姆尼领先的州共有191张选举人票。要想取得大选的胜利，必须赢得270张选举人票。但在近一个月前，该调查显示，奥巴马以265张选举人票领先于罗姆尼的191张。罗姆尼在10月3日首场辩论中表现强劲，令他在一系列的全国民调和州内民调中拉近了与奥巴马之间的差距。据该新闻网站对美国民调进行平均之后，罗姆尼以47.3%支持率领先于奥巴马的45.9%。盖洛普的最新民调也显示，罗姆尼以49%比47%领先奥巴马。24此前有分析称，美国总统大选迈入最后4周的关键时刻，而未来8天更是“关键中的关键”。首次辩论后民调显示，在俄州及其它陷入激战的各州，罗姆尼的支持度都在上升。目前奥巴马支持率领先各州的选举人票数，胜负差距已缩小到危险范围。根据美国宪法，美国总统选举实行选举人团制度，总统由各州议会选出的选举人团选举产生，而不是由选民直接选举产生。根据选举人团制度，选民投票时，不仅要在总统候选人当中选择，而且要选出代表50个州和首都华盛顿哥伦比亚特区(简称华盛顿)的538名选举人，以组成选举人团。总统候选人获得超过半数的选举人票(270张或以上)即可当选总统。25新华网华盛顿10月15日电（记者王丰丰）美国共和党总统候选人罗姆尼的竞选阵营15日发表声明说，罗姆尼阵营在9月份的筹款总额超过1.7亿美元。这是罗姆尼阵营在本次大选中的最高筹款纪录，但低于奥巴马阵营在9月的筹款数字。根据罗姆尼阵营公布的数字，该阵营在9月收到的捐款中，有4315万美元来自250美元以下的小额捐款，小额捐款份数占总捐款份数的93.1%。9月末，阵营手中的现金余额为1.91亿美元。这一筹款数字创下罗姆尼阵营本次大选的最高纪录，但低于奥巴马阵营在9月的筹款数字。根据奥巴马阵营本月6日公布的数字，该阵营9月的筹款额为1.81亿美元。由于距离投票只有1个月，因此两党竞选阵营在10月都放缓了筹款步伐，奥巴马与罗姆尼在10月更多的是全力备战三场辩论，而不是参加各种筹款活动。两人第二场辩论将于16日晚举行。2627据CNN和英国广播公司报道10月17日报道，据哥伦比亚广播公司(CBS)最新公布的民调结果显示，在第二场总统大选辩论过后，现任总统奥巴马以37%的支持率，险胜共和党总统候选人罗姆尼，成为第二场辩论的赢家。报道称，调查结果显示，37%受访者认为奥巴马赢得此次辩论，30%认为罗姆尼获胜，33%认为两人的表现平分秋色。另据CNN的民调结果显示，在第二场总统大选辩论过后，奥巴马的支持率为46%，罗姆尼的支持率为39%，奥巴马赢了7个百分点。虽然民调结果证明奥巴马在第二场辩论中取得了成功，但是共和党籍路易斯安那州州长鲍比金达尔则认为，罗姆尼“完全”赢得了这场辩论。他认为，尽管奥巴马表现更为咄咄逼人，但是他不能掩盖自己过去四年执政的“失败”。据悉，美国总统奥巴马和共和党总统候选人罗姆尼17日在纽约州亨普斯德特的霍夫斯特拉大学举行两人的第二场电视辩论。这场辩论以“市民大会”形式进行，两位候选人回答在场观众就内政外交事务提出的问题28“他们又开始撒谎了。”在10月3日第一场美国总统选举电视辩论结束以后，华盛顿邮报“关于辩论的事实检验”的报道用这句话作为了开头。华盛顿邮报称，奥巴马和罗姆尼在辩论中都像雪花般地抛出了各种数据和事实，但相当一部分都非常可疑。比如，奥巴马称，过去两年，民众健康保险的支出确实增长了，但这是过去50年来最慢的增长。报道质疑称，奥巴马试图拿他力推的医保法案邀功说不通，实际上，这两年增长较慢是因为法案很多条款还未执行，而且遇上了经济不景气。又如罗姆尼宣称，他所制定的经济复苏计划，将会为美国带来1200万个职位，但据独立的经济学家分析，未来四年的经济必然会走向复苏，为美国带来1200万个职位，这与哪位当选总统没有任何关系。罗姆尼还称，他将为美国带来更多的开放市场，但奥巴马政府一个开放市场都没有带来，而事实上，奥巴马执政期间至少与哥伦比亚、巴拿马、韩国签署了新的贸易协定。29奥巴马，睁眼说瞎话的高手；罗姆尼，30周内共撒了533个谎奥巴马被认为有着“睁眼说瞎话”的天赋，能够把谎言说得“义正言辞”，甚至让听者感动不已。一个典型例子是，当去年奥巴马被问到他是否认为最高法院会判罚他的医保法案违宪时，他回答说：“我相信最高法院不会做出这种史无前例的卓绝决定，来推翻一项民主选举的多数议会通过的立法。”奥巴马的措辞让人感到非常自信而且还很有道理，但其实犯了非常基本的错误。美国最高法院判罚一项“由民主议会通过的多数法律”违宪究并不是“史无前例”，事实上，美国最高法院这么做的历史，已经有209年之久，最高法院存在的意义之一就是“裁决违宪权”，这项权利是美国宪政的基础。而奥巴马浸淫法律多年，按理说决不会犯这种错误，这只能是一种故意误导。而经历了一场艰苦的共和党初选的罗姆尼，则被有心人盯上，专门统计他撒了多少谎，结果是：在30周内，罗姆尼共撒了533个谎。统计者称罗姆尼惯于信口开河，例如称“奥巴马满世界的为美国在世界上的作为道歉”，但实际上一次也没有。3031Obama keeps Romney on his heels in last debateBOCA RATON, Fla. President Obama and Mitt Romney clashed repeatedly over foreign policy here Monday night, with the president arguing assertively that Romney has lacked the consistency or clarity of vision to lead the country while the Republican nominee charged that Obama has been weak and ineffective in the face of growing turmoil in the world.The two candidates differed most sharply over the presidents handling of the uprisings in the Middle East, his efforts to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons and his treatment of Israel. But often they seemed to find common ground on some of the policies the administration is pursuing.32Winners and losers from the final presidential debate33WINNERS* President Obama: Obama controlled the third presidential debate in a way not all that dissimilar from the way Romney controlled the first one. Obama clearly came loaded for bear, attacking Romney from the jump for a lack of clarity when it came to his vision (or lack thereof) on foreign policy. If you are looking for moments and remember that the media coverage over the next few days will focus on just that Obama had two with his line about “the 1980s calling” in regards to Romneys foreign policy and his reference to “horses and bayonets” to call into question his rivals understanding of the modern military. Its possible that Obama came off too hot/not presidential in some of his attacks but Democrats will take a little too much heat following Obamas cold-as-ice performance in the first debate. Obama came across as the more confident and commanding presence by a lot. 34LOSERS* Mitt Romney: Romney clearly decided to play it safe in this debate whether because he thought he was ahead and will win if he doesnt screw up or because he knows that foreign policy isnt his strong suit. But, as NFL teams (re)learn every year, playing the prevent defense almost never works. Romney was constantly trying to parry Obama attacks; he knocked some down but plenty got through too. Romney also struggled to differentiate how his foreign policy would offer a break with what Obama has pursued over the past four years. And, he seemed uninterested in attacking Obama on Libya, a baffling strategic decision. Romney was, not surprisingly, at his best when talking about how the economic uncertainty in this country led to uncertainty for the country more broadly but he just didnt do enough of it to win352012 Election Map: The race for the presidency36the Washington Post-ABC News tracking poll starts its second week with a tied contest: 49 percent of likely voters support President Obama and exactly the same number back Republican Mitt Romney.37