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Push polls are simply the spread of misleading information to the respondents in order to make
them switch their minds towards a particular candidate. It is mainly carried out during campaigns
where respondents are called and asked to give a particular account of inaccurate information about
a particular candidate in order to obtain results in their favor.
A caucus system is where member registered to a political party gather together to elect their
preferred party candidate. It is normally done to elect delegates to the national conventions for
presidential election while primaries are simply where party members vote to choose candidates
who will run against each other in a general election.
Electoral colleges are a group of voters elected by individuals to represent their states in the
presidential elections. They are appointed to represent different political parties in each state in
which they represent. In the United States for one to be the president you need to get at least 270
electoral votes out of 538 electoral votes.
In the United States political structure only two parties are well established. The United States
citizens have a choice to choose between the best president out of the two parties and therefore
completion will narrowly be on the two parties making it more difficult for a third party to get in.
Conclusion
An opinion poll is a key factor in the determination of a favorite candidate in an election. Through
the collection of information from a sample of the population, we get to easily tell who will win in
an election. Though the system has its shortcomings, it proves to be the best in prediction.
The United States system of election is the most complex in the world as the election has to be
done in the first level and thereafter those elected are required to go into the presidential election.
