Elections and Decision-Making
Elections involve decision-making on a variety of levels. Candidates are required to continually make decisions (whether to run, when to announce, what policies to support or oppose, how much time to spend in various locations, etc.) Voters are also required to make decisions (who to support or oppose, which political party to stand with, who to vote for, whether to vote, whether to give money or time to a candidate, etc.)
Selecting an Vice Presidential Running Mate
Choosing a Vice Presidential running mate is the most important decision made by any Presidential candidate in their entire campaign. This year, Senators Barack Obama and John McCain, who are beginning their search for their running mates, will find that their choice will be seen by the American public as a representation of how well they make decisions. DecideBetter! has put together a memo providing advice to each campaign and their VP search committees about how to approach making this important and complex decision in the best possible manner and for the benefit of their campaigns and the American people. You can find a copy of the memo in PDF format by
Making Your Decision Who To Vote For
So how will you make your decision about how to select a candidate to vote for in the upcoming presidential election? Based upon the issues? Based upon the candidate's personality and leadership qualities? What about on the candidate's personal characteristics?
DecideBetter! America has created a downloadable worksheet for the Democratic and Republican primaries that was designed to help you make the best decision about which candidate to vote for, and is now in the process of creating a similar resource for the general election.
The American Electoral Process and Decision-Making
While there are so many decisions that need to be made by candidates, voters, the press, elections officials and others, all of these decisions are made within the confines of the electoral process that is used to make the group decision on who will win the election. Is the presidential election process in the United States a good example of a decision-making system?
about the American presidential election process as it relates to decision-making.
Candidates on the Issues
How do the candidates stand on the issues that matter most to you? Do you know? You can find out by
