User:Spartan7W/RFCproposal
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Detailing my proposal
- Option A
- The table makes an efficient and effective organization of name, highest office/profession, campaign, and relevant links. The table is clean and simple. The list, in many ways, is less clean. Additionally, the table need not be shrunk as candidates drop out. By using a strikethrough for name, and using a grey color to fade the text, and replacing "campaign" with "dropped out: MMDDYY", the reader can see how the field has changed, while still including the basic information relevant to the overall campaign.
- The circular photographs fit well into the text, they are of good resolution, they are clean, they are modern, much like the direction many internet sites take. A clean, modern, effective approach is something the average reader likely appreciats. The labels, including last-name-only, are good for desktop and mobile readers alike; labels appear when hovered over, as desktop users do, and the last-name-only label appears fixed on a mobile device, and thus, takes only a sliver of space. Both parties' logos are free-use, either below threshold of originality (DNC), or not copyrighted in a historical deadzone (RNC). These highlight the identity of the party.
- My greatest motivation here was efficiency, cleanliness, and aesthetic quality. Removing tables and using small, thumbnail images makes this article very bland. In fact, it is a long list, and while headings exist, is relatively unorganized. These improvements for major parties break up the monotonous list which the article would otherwise be, placing information in a logical, unbiased, clean, and efficient organization. These are my reasons, my motives, and I hope you support them - they need not be absolute, tweaks can be made, but basic structure is sound. Spartan7W § 00:03, 13 August 2015 (UTC)
Primaries [BEGIN PROPOSAL]
Democratic Party
Former First Lady, former Senator from New York, and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton became the first Democrat to announce a candidacy for the presidency, which she did via a video on April 12, 2015.[1] According to nationwide opinion polls in 2015, Clinton is considered the front-runner for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination, as well as the general election.[2][3] Independent Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders became the second candidate when he made a formal announcement on April 30 that he was running for the Democratic nomination.[4] While not the front-runner, as of July 1, Sanders's campaign stops have been drawing the largest crowds of any of the candidates in the run for president.[5] Former Governor of Maryland Martin O'Malley was the third candidate to enter the race, which he did on May 30, 2015.[6] Lincoln Chafee, former Independent Governor and Republican Senator of Rhode Island, announced his candidacy on June 3, 2015.[7][8] Former Virginia Senator Jim Webb was the most recent Democrat to announce his candidacy, doing so on July 2, 2015.[9]
Declared candidates
Individuals included in this section have taken one or both of the following actions: formally announced their candidacy for the presidential nomination the Democratic Party; filed as a Democratic presidential candidate with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) (for other than exploratory purposes). Candidates are listed alphabetically by surname.
Candidates featured in major polls
| Candidates included in this section have been listed in five or more major independent nationwide polls | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Chafee | Hillary Clinton | Martin O'Malley | Bernie Sanders | Jim Webb | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 74th Governor of Rhode Island (2011–2015) |
67th Secretary of State (2009–2013) |
61st Governor of Maryland (2007–2015) |
U.S. Senator from Vermont (2007–present) |
U.S. Senator from Virginia (2007–2013) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Campaign | Campaign | Campaign | Campaign | Campaign | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [7][10] | [11][12][13] | [6][14] | [15][16] | [9][17][18] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other candidates
The following notable individuals have taken one or both of the following actions: formally announced their candidacy; filed as a candidate with FEC.
- Jeff Boss, 9/11 Truther and perennial candidate from New Jersey[19][20]
- Robby Wells, Reform Party and Constitution Party presidential candidate in 2012 from North Carolina[21][22][23]
- Willie Wilson, businessman and 2015 Chicago mayoral candidate from Illinois[24][25][26]
Formally exploring a candidacy
- Lawrence Lessig, professor at Harvard Law School, political activist; launched an exploratory campaign.[27][28][29]
Publicly expressed interest
As of August 2015[update], the following potential candidate has expressed interest in running for president within the past three months.
- Joe Biden, Vice President of the United States since 2009; U.S. Senator from Delaware 1973–2009; presidential candidate in 1988 and 2008[30][31][32]
Republican Party
United States Senator from Texas Ted Cruz became the first major candidate to announce a campaign in the 2016 election, which he did on March 23, 2015.[33][34] Kentucky Senator Rand Paul became the next candidate to announce on April 7, 2015.[35] Marco Rubio, Senator of Florida, became the next candidate, announcing on April 13.[36][37] Both neurosurgeon Ben Carson and businesswoman Carly Fiorina announced their candidacies on May 4, 2015.[38][39] Mike Huckabee, former Governor of Arkansas and 2008 presidential candidate, announced his candidacy the next day.[40] 2012 presidential candidate and former Senator from Pennsylvania Rick Santorum announced his campaign on May 27.[41] Former New York Governor George Pataki was the next to announce, doing so on May 28, 2015.[42] Lindsey Graham, Senator from South Carolina, announced he was running on June 1.[43] Former Governor of Texas Rick Perry, who also ran in 2012, announced he was running again on June 4.[44] Former Governor of Florida Jeb Bush joined the race on June 15.[45] Real estate developer and reality TV host Donald Trump announced he was running on June 16.[46] Bobby Jindal, Governor of Louisiana, announced his campaign on June 24.[47] Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey announced he was running on June 30.[48] Governor of Wisconsin Scott Walker announced his candidacy on July 13.[49] Ohio Governor John Kasich announced his run on July 21.[50] Former Virginia Governor Jim Gilmore was the most recent Republican candidate to announce his candidacy, which he did on July 30, 2015.[51]
Declared candidates
Individuals included in this section have taken one or both of the following actions: formally announced their candidacy for the presidential nomination of the Republican Party; filed as a Republican presidential candidate with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) (for other than exploratory purposes). Candidates are listed alphabetically by surname.
Candidates featured in major polls
