This was because the government had problems with their policies and mandates, also because voters believed that John Howard had been Prime Minister for too long. The Labour Party also used negative campaigning by labeling Howard as a ‘clever politician,’ implying that he cannot be trusted. Rudd also represented new leadership and a change for the voters, he was also very careful to avoid policy controversies. In the 2007 Federal election, the whole year became a ‘phoney campaign’ meaning that the Labour government maintained a strong polling lead over the incumbent government. When John Howard called the election on 24th November which was the almost last possible date, the incumbent government was trailing 6-8% in the polls, Howard set a longer than average campaign of 39 days in hope of making up lost ground in the campaign
Heading into the 1980 election, incumbent Democratic president Jimmy Carter had to fight to win the nomination from his own party. Encouraged by Carter’s extremely low poll ratings, Massachusetts Senator Edward Kennedy entered his name into the Democratic race for the nomination and narrowly lost. Unfortunately for the president, Kennedy also gave what is considered the greatest speech of his political career, leaving many democrats dissatisfied with their candidate of choice: President Carter. George H.W. Bush was pressed with a similar challenge from within and outside his party.
Rockefeller was no different. He was one of the most controversial businessmen of his time. By the early 1880’s his company the “Standard Oil” controlled 90% of America’s refineries and also a huge market of the world including Russia’s (p.17, Levine). Now many people today blame Rockefeller for his vast monopoly. But Rockefeller can not be blamed, because the Sherman anti-trust law did not come out until 1890, a law which intended to promote free competition in the market place by outlawing
Origins of Progressivism The Populist Movement committed political suicide by backing William Jennings Bryan, a Democrat, for president in the Election of 1896. Their revolt was not without results, though, because their ideas were picked up by the most successful political reform movement in all of US history. This next movement is known as Progressivism, and these reformers were so successful as to totally take over American politics in the 20th century. They were so successful that most modern Americans have never heard of them. They so altered American government as to become unnoticed.
Also being the only African-American in the Republican running, he is a former business man and mathematician. His most recent job was the Chairman of the Federal Reserve bank of Kansas City. Although he has never sit in political office before he leads distinguished political figures in Romney and Perry. Experts believe Cain is leading because his intelligence he seems like the right man to rid the United States of this poor economic state and restore us back into an economic superpower. His proposed ways to do this have many convinced hence he’s leading the polls and now is the favorite to be running against Obama in 2012.
Why did Lloyd George fall from power in 1922? (24) In 1918, the Coalition Conservatives won a majority in the Coupon Election with 335 seats yet, due to his reputation as ‘the man who won the war’, elected Lloyd George to remain as Prime Minister. Four years later however, Lloyd George falls from power due to four main reasons; his unstable political position, ill timed social reforms, association with corruption and unpopular foreign policies. Whilst all of these reasons are significant some are more important than others. The most important reason why Lloyd George fell from power in 1922 was due to his unstable political position.
Jimmy Carter was a poor president. Even hardcore Democrats after four years of his rule had had enough of him and cast their votes for conservative Ronald Reagan. His overblown Social Security expenses brought the federal budget on the brink of collapse. Inflation had reached one of its highest levels ever; gas prices jumped with scaring regularity. Carter's foreign policy was a weird mixture of Nixon's real politik and McGovern's naive idealism.
He was titled King in Prussia because this was only part of historic Prussia; he was to declare himself King of Prussia after acquiring most of the rest in 1772. The biggest failure of Fredrick the Great is that he never really understood power politics. Despite his tactical flair (many call it genius), he could never deliver a mortal blow to his enemies during the Seven Years War. Yes, Prussia survived, and Fredrick the Great cemented his reputation in the history books. But, after the war his kingdom was ravaged, farmlands destroyed, and his subjects were poorer.
HINDENBURG The majority of Germans still feared Hitler. Hindenburg won the 1932 election with a clear majority. The NAZI's after Hitler's April 1932 election loss to Hindenburg were still the largest German political party, but did not have a majority in the Reichstag Paul von Hindenburg was 85 years old at the time -- old, tired, and some might say senile. He was likely not fully rational or in control of his faculties, and heavily dependent on advisers, who increasingly favoured the Nazis as the only alternative to the "chaos and anarchy" of the socialists and communists. The middle class had given Hitler a considerable amount of both
It is believed he only won the election because he looked like a great leader, rather than having the qualities of one. After his death in 1923 the corruption in the presidential cabinet became evident. He is in most opinions one of the worst presidents this country ever had. Thin slicing was a bad thing in this situation because Daughtery’s immediate assumption of Harding was not thought through and Harding ended up being a very terrible candidate. Sometimes a snap judgment is incorrect and you needed to have more education on the topic before making a decision.