Pres Campaign 04

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Executive Summary

Once every four years the citizens of the United States vote on the president. This year President George W. Bush ran for re-election versus Senator John Kerry. Important issues in the presidential campaign include: the economy, abortion, education, health care, national and homeland security, the environment, and gay rights and same-sex marriages. For the most part, the candidates agreed on what the end result should be, but their plans of achieving the goals were different.
President Bush believes that the economy will improve if his tax cuts are made permanent. He believes that the decision of Roe versus Wade should be reversed, and that marriage is sanctity between a man and woman, therefore he is against gay rights and same-sex marriages. Education, health care, and the environment are all areas that need improvements, whether it is by providing the proper funding or implementing new “rules and regulations.”
Senator Kerry, on the other hand, believes that Bush’s tax cuts need to be readjusted to help the middleclass. Although, Kerry does agree with Bush on abortion and gay rights and same-sex marriages because of religious beliefs, he wants abortion to remain a woman’s right, and make acknowledgement and provide protection to those in same-sex relationships. Like Bush, Kerry recognizes the high need to change education, health care, and the environment, so that more people are able to benefit from them.
In the end, it came down to who agrees with the candidates on abortion and same-sex relationships, and which polices were more favored by the people. This presidency campaign was definitely a close one, which President Bush squeezed out after Senator Kerry conceded Ohio.





















George W. Bush and John Kerry in the 2004 Presidential Campaign

Once every four years an important decision is placed in the hands of the people, who will reign as president over the...