An acceptance speech was given
T’will go down in our history
As Obama was duly elected
The new hope for democracy.
He promised troops out of Iraq
But to keep them in Afghanistan
He’d make America great once more
His party political fundraisers saw that he ran
On a ticket that promised great reform
Of tax and health and that he would storm
With his election campaign he’s surely be
In the White House claiming a victory
But McCain says the same, they’re neck and neck
Exciting times ahead surely by heck!

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Even on vacation you cannot avoid the American Presidential election. Every newspaper, television and radio programme has a programme or an interview about it. It seems most people have an opinion on the candidates although there will always be the “Don’t knows�. The stakes in that election are very high, of course, but there are others where it is prestige rather than power that is at stake. Such is the case where candidates vie for election in a Club or association committee election campaign. This might be for the Presidency of a charitable organization such as the Lions club or for the chairman of a business association.
The American presidential election is, of course, the big one but there are also elections for Mayor in countries all over the world. While his or her influence might not be so far-reaching he or she can make a huge difference locally.
We often forget that electioneering starts at school level with student election to college council campaigns. The stakes may not be as high but the rhetoric and the
heckling are just as exciting and the campaign doesn’t cost millions!

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A politician can gain kudos by being honest. Many of them make the mistake of avoiding issues in their speeches. It is far better for them to admit that they cannot see the possibility of a new hospital in the area than to pretend that its going to be built. They can sweeten the pill by giving the good news that there is a new fleet of ambulances or a helicopter service to bring patients further away. People prefer you to be straight with them. They like to know where they stand.

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I listened to a politician giving an election speech today. I noticed that he kept repeating himself over and over. He was trying to get a certain message across but he overdid it. It got boring. There are lots of ways to say the same thing in an interesting way. Why didn’t he use them and keep his audience enthralled instead of switching them off?

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