Analyse the claim that 'the process for electing the president is flawed and in need of reform'.
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Analyse the claim that 'the process for electing the president is flawed and in need of reform'. The president is seen by most as the American leader, someone who is American through and through, from this position, and the constitution, the president has few powers. Presidential candidates are chosen in the Primaries, used for both congressional and presidential elections. Primaries themselves actually begin in January of the election year, with the aim of helping the two major parties choose their presidential candidate by competing like candidates against others e.g. Democrat candidate against another Democrat candidate. The primary season then ends with the parties each holding a national convention with aim set out of choosing a presidential candidate For the selection of presidential candidates, the choice is left entirely to the public and, unlike the British System, not to the party itself. The candidates chosen also arrange their own funding and run their own...

