But not everyone turned their back on the beleaguered comedian after her self-inflicted public relations nightmare (although Barr blames sleeping pills). Several conservative figures stepped forward to defend Barr after she was fired, decrying a hypocritical Hollywood culture and censorship in the name of an overzealous political correctness.
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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: WHAT WILL AMERICA
LOOK LIKE POLITICALLY AFTER THE 2020 CENSUS?
Antoinette S. Christophe ,Michael O. Adams, Carroll G. Robinson
Texas Southern University,USA
ABSTRACT
As partisan politics began to wane and realign itself voters are questioning who they are politically. Are
they Democratic, Republican, populist nationalist or multicultural globalists? How will they categorize
themselves Black, White, Hispanic, or some other race? After the 1928 election there were a precarious
changes to the electoral demographic that influenced the 1932 election. The 2016 election is perilous will it
too result in an era of Democratic political domination or is the old political system crumbling and a new
American political order is being born? Furthermore, how will the evolution of artificial intelligence (AI)
impact the status of U. S. politic in 2020? The purpose of this research addresses these important issues
that will introduce a vigorous and informed debate going forward in a society where transparency is a
requirement mandated by an ever transforming voting body.
KEYWORDS
Artificial, Intelligence, Elections, MogIA, Electoral, Polling, Media
1. INTRODUCTION
Within these United States changes in structure and administration can result in transformative
miracles for its Nation. In addition, with the entry and reentry of each presidential candidate the
mindset seems to be reorganization is equated to reform and progress. I posed the question is the
resolution of deep-seated issues via reorganization only a myth sought after by those who occupy
the highest office in this U. S. society? Where then does reality reside? The true may exist that
democratic systems still work in response to the needs of all the people inside of the concept of a
balance between organizational structure and administrative needs that is not immune to public
control; all-encompassing of the less powerful sectors. However, in a space of no agreement,
priorities embedded in diverse and conflicting objectives will birth a large amount of existing
controversies. The purpose of this research is to compare the presidential elections that took place
prior to and during the “Great Depression” (1928-1936) to the present day economic depression
or economic short falls (2008-2016). Then to further explore the impact of public control versus
artificial intelligence’s influence on presidential election outcomes. The objectives of this
research are:
1. Compare the historical account of the two aforementioned era of suppressed economic
activities and determine if there is an election patternstrend.
2. Explore if present day elections are being influenced by artificial intelligence (AI),
positively or negatively.
3. Ascertain if election pattern via the use of AI can determine what America might look
like politically after the 2020 census and the next presidential election.
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2. LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS BEFORE & DURING THE GREAT DEPRESSION (1928-
1936)
2.1.1. 1928 Presidential Election
This was a time when Republicans had occupied the presidency for 12 years. The 1928
presidential campaign and election took place in a time of anti-Catholic emotions, Prohibition,
and heated conversations concerning civil rights for women and African Americans. Herbert
Hoover was the Republican candidate, a Protestant who ambiguously supported Prohibition, but
showed certain support for civil rights for women and African American. Contrastingly different,
Al Smith, the Democratic nominee, was a Catholic and an anti-Prohibitionist. Both Party’s
platform was lower taxes, restriction of immigration, the radio broadcast industry regulation and
ongoing prosperity that existed in the previous administration (Coolidge).
However, there were differences amongst the two opposing candidates that influenced the
outcome of this election. Hoover was a man with a distinguishing Midwestern accent and diction
and Smith was perceived as being a New Yorker with flamboyant speech, a derby hat, and a cigar
in his mouth. Smith’s image didn’t mesh well with rural voters. Smith supported proposed grain
subsidies (McNary-Haugen Farm Bill) and Hoover had vetoed the bill twice, as secretary of
Commerce, under the Coolidge administration. Hoover recanted by vowing to call a special
session of Congress to review the issue of farm relief if he was reelected.
The campaign was played out via radio and news bulletins; the first form of primitive artificial
intelligence (AI). This new way of reaching the voter-base was used more by Hoover than Smith,
possibly allowing more contact with voters by Hoover. As a result of these various factors,
Hoover demeanor (rural Midwestern) and ways of being the Republican Party embraced the
presidential victory (444 to 87 elected votes). The popular vote was 58.2% for Hoover and 40.8%
Smith (Encyclopedia Britannica, 2017).
2.1.2. 1932 Presidential Election
This was the first election held during the United State era of the “Great Depression”. The year
was 1932 and the American people were suffering ever-increasing hardships. Due to the Nation’s
desire to escape the deepening economic crisis, a dramatic shift in the political alliance
manifested. The Democratic nominee, Franklin D. Roosevelt, started a new trend, appearing in
person to accept the candidacy saying, “I pledge you, I pledge myself to a new deal for the
American people (Encyclopedia Britannica, 2017).” Hebert Hoover was re-nominated by the
Republican Party. As with the previous election (1928), the demeanor of the Republican and
Democratic candidate was very different. Roosevelt was genial and confident and Hoover
continued to be grim and obstinate.
The American people desperatefor change faced a dilemma, choosing between the incumbent,
Hoover, who had passed many unsuccessful policies resulting in a depression, or Roosevelt who
was vaguely explaining a “New Deal” program. To add to this confusing electoral environment,
Hoover was saying external events caused the depression not his leadership and that the “New
Deal” Roosevelt was promoting would farther deepen the Nation into an existing economic crisis.
Roosevelt recanted that via implementation of the “New Deal” he would use the power of federal
government to provide aid to farmers, develop electric power system for the public, balance the
budget, put into place oversight of reckless private economic powers, while reducing
unemployment with the creation of a vast number of jobs birth out of the “New Deal” legislation.
The American people elected Roosevelt casting nearly 23 million popular votes (57.3%) and 472
electoral votes. Hoover received nearly 16 million popular votes (39.6%) and 59 electoral votes.
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Furthermore, a substantial number of Democrats were elected to both houses of Congress. After
Roosevelt’s’ successful election, up to the time of his inauguration, Hoover tried to reach out to
Roosevelt to work on reducing the deepening economic predicament by abandoning 90% of the
“New Deal”. There was no cooperation from Roosevelt in Hoovers’ attempt to derail the “New
Deal” and the result was a continued economic decline in an already devastating economic crisis.
By March 4, 1933, inauguration day most banks had shutdown, productions in industries were
56% of what it was in 1929, 13 million working American people were unemployed and farmers
were suffering at alarming rates(Encyclopedia Britannica, 2017).
Once in office President Roosevelt quickly implemented the “New Deal” to realize economic
recovery, to provide assistance to millions of poor, unemployed Americans and to restore facets
of the already collapsed U. S. economy. The “New Deal” legislation was passed within the first
100 days of Roosevelt’s’ Presidency and there were evidence of some recovery by the time of the
midterm elections (1934). During that same year more Democrats were elected to office and
Roosevelt’s’ farther his efforts with the implementation of the “Second New Deal of 1935. This
new legislation encompassed the Social Security Act and the Works Progress Administration.
During the same midterm election the now Democratic Congress passed a major tax revision that
raised the taxes for rich and large corporations.
2.1.3. 1936 Presidential Election
By the time of the 1936 election the Republican Party was devastated over their 1932 defeat,
resulting in the party running an anti-Roosevelt/pro-Republican campaign with Alf Landon as
their presidential nominee. The Democrats nominated Franklin D. Roosevelt again and he
accepted his nomination in person, as he did in 1932. Roosevelt’s’ campaign was supported by
farmers, laborers, and the poor. Roosevelt declared “This generation of Americans have
rendezvous with destiny (Beckwith, 2017). Landon received fewer than 17 million popular votes
(36.5%). While Roosevelt won 27 million popular votes (60.8%) supporting his candidacy,
carrying every U.S. state except Maine and Vermont.
2.2. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS DURING PRESENT DAY ECONOMIC SHORT FALLS
(2008-2016)
2.2.1 2008 Presidential Election
Two senators were vying for the 2008 Presidential election. Barack Obama was the Democratic
presidential candidate and John McCain was the Republican contender. This presidential race was
carried out in a climate of financial calamity, the world market was experiencing heavy losses,
Americans’ retirement was being negatively impacted, the U. S. Government was having to
provide emergency loans to American firms and some financial institutions had to file bankruptcy
or sale their businesses. The American people was desperate for change. The Bush
Administration passed the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to bailout the U. S.
financial system with up to 700 billion dollars. This enacted legislation was thought to bring to a
standstill a collapsing economy.
This was the first presidential election where artificial intelligence (AI) was paramount. News
casting on broadcast networks, the internet, smartphones 24/7 hours around the clock. There was
a proliferation of blogs disputing factual and erroneous information. It was via artificial
intelligent mechanisms that both presidential candidates tried to control the political
conversations in the voting bases. McCain attempted to portray Obama as a naïve, inexperienced
celebrity with socialist ideas, willing to sit down and negotiate with anti-American governments.
McCain also attacked Obama concerning his association with Bill Ayers and repetitively referring
to Ayers as an “unrepentant domestic terrorist” that sit on board with and live blocks away from
President Obama. Americans were bombard with internet blog, mass social media, as well as
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constant news being streamed on You Tube; all easily accessed on smartphones that most
American are perpetually linked to. Based on emails and other AI devices that were identified,
many American were starting to believe false accounts that Obama was Muslim even though he
was a known practicing Christian.
To level the playing field and counteract inaccurate information Obama, via use of AI,
established a website called, “Fight the Smears”. The primary purpose of this website was to
provide a means to fight back against hateful, vicious and desperate computerized robo-calling
and emails. President Obama used AI techniques to cast doubts concerning McCain by tying him
at every hand to President George W. Bush (lowest popularity rating of all modern presidents).
He stated McCain voted with Bush 90% of the time during his administration. When McCain
wanted to suspend his campaign in September 2008 and postpone the first presidential debate to
return to Washington D. C. to address the U. S. financial crisis, Obama said, “It’s going to be part
of the president’s job to deal with more than one thing at once.” This comment hit the media
circuit and streamed on the internet like a wildfire, shading a negative light on McCain’s ability
to multi-task; a necessary skillset for the CEO of the United States of America. Barak Obama use
AI via the use of internet to register million so new voters and to foster amazing passion and
enthusiasm around his campaign. Because the millennial generation is computer enthusiast they
embrace the chance to tune in with their iPhone and Android smartphones. McCain on the other
hand held numerous town hall meeting throughout the country; having face-to-face contact with
the voting base. This strategy was up close and personal, but it was impossible to network with as
many people as one could touch using AI devices.
Election night Barack Obama had won with 365 electoral votes and 53.9% of the popular vote.
McCain won 173 electoral votes (45.7% popular vote). On November 04, 2008 Barack Obama
was elected as the 44th president ushering in many first times for the United States. President
Obama was a first-term senator instated as CEO of the U.S., the first sitting U. S. senator since
John F. Kennedy (1960) that became president, the first African American to become president of
these United States of America.
2.3. 2012 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
In 2012 the country was still struggling economically and the American people remain hopeful
that relief would finally come. For this reason, the economy inhabited the center stage of this
campaign with two presidential nominee diverging on foreign policy. President Obama was the
Democratic candidate, citing withdrawal of U. S. troops from Iraq and killing Osama bin Laden
as his triumphs. Mitt Romney, former governor of Massachusetts, was the Republican
presidential choice to run. Romney said under the Obama administration and governance the U.
S. had lost momentum in global affairs. Furthermore, the two candidates envisioned very
different possible futures for the country. Romney proposed tax cuts and to reduce government
regulations. In turn, Romney felt that this effort would help small businesses to rebound, prosper,
and strengthen the struggling U. S. economy. Romney goals also included repealing Obama’s
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) and achieve energy independence with
the expansion of domestic energy sources, i.e., offshore oil.
Obama stated his economic strategies helpedprevent a full-scale depression and provided an
avenue to economic recovery. Similar to the “Great Depression of 1932”, President Obama
approaches was embodied in the response to the modern day “Great Recession (2007-2009)” and
“Financial Crisis of 2008”. Liken to the 1932 “New Deal” President Obama proposed to invest in
infrastructure, but also including transportation, education, and clean energy.
Both candidates faced challenges. Obama continued to try to recover a struggling economy that
he inherited for the previous Bush Administration. Romney while unwilling to offer his tax
returns, was crushed by the release of a video where Romney avowed 47% of Americans that
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don’t pay federal income taxes thought they were victims, but in reality they existed as people
that were looking for the government to be responsible for them. Obama responded that Romney
was out of touch with middle-class America.
Most of this campaign went viral over the internet, social media, news streamed via You Tube
and blogs 24/7. However, at the end of Election Day President Obama was victorious with 332
electoral votes (51.1% popular vote) compared to Romney’s 206 electoral votes (47.2% popular
vote). Obama carried all the states he carried in 2008, except Indiana and North Carolina.
2.4. 2016 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
This was a time when many voters bellowed their great desire for change.Few remembered that
eight years prior, on the heels of an economic crisis and financial breakdown Obama took charge
of the Oval Office in 2008. During his eight years of presidency, with a congressional resistance
on ever hand, Obama continually promoted economic expansion, however the bulk of the jobs
created were part-time. In addition, many stated that his signature accomplishment, Obamacare,
was failing financially. It was an unbridled, abrasive, unleashed 2016 campaign. Trump’s antiWashington
demeanor attracted white working-class voters located in states with crucial
manufacturing industries or rural Americans. Trump was an outsider, with no political job
experience, no political ties, especially no dealings with Washington D. C. “business-as-usual”
political model.
During the campaign, Trump broadcasted that it was Democratic Party’s establishments that
facilitated an environment of costly intervention in foreignconflicts. He believed it was these
involvements that drove the widening divide that exist between the upper class and lower class,
with ever an increasing, disappearing middle class imminent. Trump also cited that such a divide
resulted in stagnant wages and an influx of immigrants freely crossing the borders due to failed
enforcement of immigration laws by President Obama. He farther charged that Clinton was an
actor in this downfall as Secretary of State. Trump unusual campaign style was filled with
negative, abrasive, personal attacks and name calling, i.e. “low energy Bush” (Jeb), “little Marco”
(Marco Rubio), and “lying Ted” (Sen. Ted Cruz). He also often ridiculed the national news
networks, referring to them as “the most dishonest people that I have ever met.”Clinton also
engagein name calling, referring to Trump as a racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, and
Islamophobic. This was followed by a release of an unaired tape (2005) from a TV show “Access
Hollywood” where Trump bragged about taking sexual liberties with women. Trump quickly
denied that he had made unwanted advances to women. Then a dozen women spoke out accusing
Trump of doing what he had bragged about in the unaired tapes.
Hillary Clinton’s claim to fame was the credentials and experience she acquired as Secretary of
State. However, many Trump supporters viewed this as the existing corrupt U. S. government
establishment. Clinton was very good at organizing and fund-raising and most believed because
of her government status quo and ability to raise money that she would be the front-runner and
the winner in the presidential election. However, in July 2016, during the democratic primary,
artificial intelligence raised its head with the release of nearly 20,000 hacked emails by
WikiLeaks indicating that the DNC was favoring Clinton and was ridiculing her top contender,
Bernie Sanders, which many millennials supported.
Artificial intelligence ran rampart toward the end of the presidential race:
1. August 2016 – news reports leaked that Trump’s second campaign manager, Paul
Manafort may have received money from a pro-Russian Ukrainian political party.
2. October 2016 – WikiLeaks release about 50,000 emails from John Podesta account (via a
password phishing operator). Federal agents believed Russia was interfering with the
U.S. election and that they were WikiLeaks’ sources.
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3. Late in the campaign, accounts of Clinton’s private email server located in her New York
home, resurfaced late in the presidential campaign. (While secretary of state, Clinton
turned over about 31,000 emails, but ordered about 31,000 emails to be destroyed).
4. FBI Director James Comey wrote a letter to Congress stating that the FBI was reopening
the case because they found new email on the laptop of Anthony Weiner (former
congressman married to a top Clinton Aide). However, two days before the presidential
election Comey concluded that these emails were just duplicates of the ones that had
already been investigated. After this event Clinton’s lead continued to grind downward.
Once the election ended Republican Donald Trump had lost the popular vote (46.0%) to Clinton
(48.1%) by greater than 2.8 million votes, but he had won the electoral vote, 304 votes to
Clinton’s 227. Trump was elected the 45th President of the United States.
After the election was over the Clinton supports accentuated that Comey reopening the issue
concerning Clinton’s private email server and the Russian computer hacking from a questionable
Internet site was her demise; along with the undemocratic character of the Electoral College. The
top administration of 17 U. S. intelligence agencies agreed that Russia, via AI, had engaged in a
systematic attempt to bias the election outcome in favor of Donald Trump. An investigation of
these allegation have been demanded by the new 2017 Congress.
3. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) IMPACT ON2020 ELECTION PATTERNS:
WILL IT SWAY HOW AMERICA LOOKS POLITICALLY POST 2020 CENSUS?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a discipline where computational technologies/machineries utility is
analogous to and mimic how people’s nervous system and body sense, learn, reason and take
actions. AI systems can be damaging or helpful because the algorithms that drives AI based
systems in making decisions using data. These datum inform the AI system and the decision is
less biased that that of a typical person. On the other hand, once information (data) is biased the
outcome can be discrimination based on race, sexual orientation, political affiliation, or a number
of other factors. Moreover, AI-technologies can increase the already existing inequalities when
access opportunities is disseminated across society in an unequal, unfair manner. Individual who
are allowed access to AI-systems will experience heighten abilities and efficiencies than those
less fortunate; people denied admittance (Stone; et.al, 2016).
Artificial intelligence make machines intelligent. Intelligence is a quality which empowers an
individual or entity to function appropriately using environmental forethought. For these reasons,
action must be taken to avert AI-based systems from replicating discriminatory behavior, for
example, machine learning that identifies targeted groups of people via illegal indicators, i.e.,
political party affiliation, race, gender or by using highly-correlated surrogate factors, i.e., zip
codes, voting precinct. Furthermore, information is being delivered digitally at exponential rates,
logging citizen preferences and usage characteristics, voting patterns, political attitude. These
datum can be micro-analyzed and ultimately micro-served to specialized segments of the
population. Because biases may be introduced to this micro-analysis via biased of the AI designer
or user, this is of growing concern. As AI is increasingly assimilated into industrial, consumer,
and government devices and products a call for greater control and regulations is needed.
Oversight of AI as it applies to “critical infrastructure” is highly important. Under Obama’s
Presidential Policy Directive (PPD) 21 critical infrastructure is any system or network, physical
or virtual that if incapacitated will make ineffective the Nation’s security, economy, public health
or safety (Stone; et.al, 2016). For example, Google, Facebook, and Amazon continuously lobbied
not to be cited as an infrastructure critical to the United States economy. However, as the
incorporation of artificial intelligence is increasingly used by those maintaining operation of
critical infrastructure, policies and legal consideration may become a sensitive issue that must be
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addressed. The more AI applications began implementing and engaging in actions criminal by
nature (things that if carried out by humans would equity to crime), the further our judicial,
executive, and legislative bodies will be left perplexed as to how to assign accountability to the
violators, virtual or human.
Privacy and politics are two other areas that will be affected by this growing trend of AI. An
individual’s private information stand the chance of being made public through the decisions,
predictions and extrapolations of AI algorithms. Citizens’ solitude may be a fleeting dream once
their lives are permeated by anthropomorphic technology. Present day machine already predict
credit risk and recidivism rates using complex algorithms. Artificial intelligence is presently used
by politicians to suppress votes, social media platform use “bots” in a similar manner. Moreover,
the way in which an administrator or lawmaker craft the laws governing AI can determine if
democratic participation is promoted or reduced, just by design (Stone; et.al, 2016).
A system referred to as MogIA can use 20 million data points from Google, YouTube and Twitter
platforms to predict presidential elections (Steinbuch, 2016; Mohan, 2016). MogIA predicted the
past three presidential election correctly. The unique aspect concerning MogIA is that algorithmic
biases is less likely because MogIA learns from its environment, then translates learning into
rules at the policy layer and develops an expert system without discarding data.. MogIA function
via engagement with tweets and videos, but the system is unable to determine if the post is
positive or negative, which make it hard to gauge actual candidate’s support (Engel, 2016). One
thing that is clear, AI that MogIA is based is currently influencing social media interaction. For
example, Trump and Clinton, during their campaigns, would dumpgigantic number of tweets in
very short periods using MogIA. The outcome was an illusion of a “trending” opinion, conducted
by robots (Mohan, 2016). President Obama’s campaign (2008 & 2012) used computing power to
determine public opinion trends and voter concerns (based on locations and demographics).
Using AI –device, like MogIA, to detect trending opinion assist campaigns to be more efficient
with time, energy, and resource to be more certain the right message is targeting the correct
audiences. Mass communication such as newspapers, radio and television expands getting
message out effectively: positive and negative. However, the speed and magnitude of AI,
especially MogIA it’s exponential.
4. DISCUSSION & FINDINGS
In this study two eras of economic suppression is compared. The time of the Great Depression
(1928 – 1936) and the more recent period of economic shortfalls and decline (2008 – 2016),
which was first spearhead by the previous Bush administration as a result of the fail invasion of
Iraq, automotive, bank, and mortgage loan bailouts. The two time periods were selected because
of the actions taken by the various stakeholder.
During the Great Depression most campaigns were run via radio and news bulletins. There wasn’t
real-time coverage of any campaigns and when Roosevelt broke tradition and appeared in person
to accept the party’s nomination the world took note and were stunned. The candidates traveled
and held campaign rallies, shaking hand, kissing babies, and listening to what the citizens needs
were. The race was to win the hearts, souls and votes of the people. In this day and age the
electoral votes basically followed the trending lines of the popular votes. News press, radio and
television was a tool to increase the ability to reach out to a great portion of the U. S. population,
the masses.
Some seven decades later the election platform has transformed into an entity that would be
almost unrecognizable to our predecessors. The election goal today is to win the greatest number
of electoral votes, by any means necessary. Where the campaigns are more of a reality show than
a race to win the hearts, souls and votes of the people. It not a race where all individual votes are
sort after, instead the votes of the states the will bring the greatest electoral count are considered
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premier. With the innovation of computers and artificial intelligence (AI) devices officials
desiring to win a spot in office can now gain a winning-edge if they have a command and
understanding of deep learning, computer-assisted telephone interviewer (CATI) system, robocalling,
and more recently MogIA. With AI-devices in play, the popular vote doesn’t inevitably
trend with the electoral vote. AI use computational technologies/machineries that mimic how
people’s nervous system and body sense, learn, reason and take actions. The problem is AI-based
devices can be manipulated because the algorithms that drives AI based systems in making
decisions using data. However, if the data is biased or fraudulently introduced the decision made
can be skewed to the advantage of person in charge. With the creation of computer servers and
emails came email hacking, followed by mass media coverage. All of these strategies and more
results in changing the mindset of those that receive these fault message and their voting behavior
may be altered from what it may have been if the AI-device did not exist or was control to insure
ethical action are in place at all times. However, the MogIA system appear to collect massive
amount of data point (i.e., 20 million) autonomously from online platforms (i.e., Google,
YouTube, Twitter) and then independently learn from its environment, making rules of its own at
the policy layer (Engel, 2017).
Only in five instances did a president win the electoral vote and lose the popular vote and that
was in the election years of 1824, 1876, 1888, 2000, and 2016. Three of the five election years
are pre-AI age and there are reason for these occurrences other than AI-device usage:
1. 1824 John Quincy Adams (the 1st election trending the popular vote) – The popular vote
was new, 18 states chose presidential electors, and six states allowed the state legislatures
to pick the presidential electors. No candidate received the obligatory number of votes
(131 total) from the Electoral College, so the election was decided by the House of
Representatives, not the people.
2. 1876 Rutherford B. Hayes – A very contentious, controversial election. The Democrats
(Tilden) had clearly won the popular vote (4,288,546) over the Republicans (Hayes) with
4,034,311 votes. However, it was not certain concerning the electoral vote. Tilden won
184 electoral votes to Hayes 165,with 20 electoral votes uncertain in Florida, Louisiana,
South Carolina, and Oregon. The Oregon presidential candidate was determined to be
illegal and as a result of the Compromise of 1877 Hayes was awarded the 20 electoral
votes and won the presidential election.
3. 1888 Benjamin Harrison – Grover Cleveland won the popular vote due to his anti-positon
on the tariff policy and opposition to Civil War pensions, while Harrison supported
industry and factory worker to keep tariffs high. Harrison won the electoral vote by ≤ 1%
margin and became the president of the U. S.
4. 2000 George W. Bush – this is post AI-device era but the result are still controversial. Al
Gore won the popular vote (51%), but due to the controversy of the hanging-chads in
election in Florida (Jeb Bush Governor) and the decision by the Supreme Court to stop the
recounting of votes and awarding the Florida votes to Bush.
5. 2016 Donald Trump – Turbulent campaign and election, with the both nominees viewed
as unfavorable by the general public. The unexpected upset of all elections. Clinton
favored by most media outlets won the popular vote, but lost the electoral vote to Trump.
In this campaign Trump was known for tweet on Twitter in response to various actions.
Email hacking and email destruction associate with Clinton was one strike against her.
Another strike was her perceive big government/old government, business as usual
persona. But what delivered the greatest blow was the use of AI-devices to keep these and
many other negativities ever-present in the thoughts and judgement of the American
people. News of the Russian interfering in the U. S. election lends beliefs ofAI being at
play just below the surface.
Journal of Politic
When one examine the picture below you will observe that during the Great Depression time
period the electoral vote trending matches the trend found in the popular votes, however in the
more recent economic suppressed time the electoral vote trends the pop
2016. The media, pollsters, American people all forecast and expected Hillary Clinton to win the
presidency. Nevertheless, the only one that made the correct prediction, long before the American
citizen went to the ballot box to ca
5. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Artificial intelligence is a player in the all elections, including the presidential election. With the
capabilities embodied in these entities, it behooves mankind to respectf
virtual being. If regulated and overseen the use of AI
potential remains for the ill-operation of these AI
categorized as “critical infrastructure”
can and will be detrimental to the United States economy, security, federal organizations.
Government officials should work toward passing legislation and regulations to administrate and
manage these AI-devices, placing harsh penalties on those that are found to be in violation of
illegal operation of these technologies and machines for personal gain or to undermine operations
directly or indirectly interfaced with critical infrastructure in the U.
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When one examine the picture below you will observe that during the Great Depression time
period the electoral vote trending matches the trend found in the popular votes, however in the
more recent economic suppressed time the electoral vote trends the popular vote until the year
2016. The media, pollsters, American people all forecast and expected Hillary Clinton to win the
presidency. Nevertheless, the only one that made the correct prediction, long before the American
citizen went to the ballot box to cast their vote, was the AI-device, MogIA.
ECOMMENDATIONS
Artificial intelligence is a player in the all elections, including the presidential election. With the
capabilities embodied in these entities, it behooves mankind to respectfully gain a control of this
virtual being. If regulated and overseen the use of AI-devices will be an asset, however the
operation of these AI-devices for personal gain. MogIA should be
categorized as “critical infrastructure” and place under tight security. MogIA and other AI
can and will be detrimental to the United States economy, security, federal organizations.
Government officials should work toward passing legislation and regulations to administrate and
devices, placing harsh penalties on those that are found to be in violation of
illegal operation of these technologies and machines for personal gain or to undermine operations
directly or indirectly interfaced with critical infrastructure in the U. S. and globally.
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Encyclopedia Britannica Online. (2017). https://www.britannica.com
Engel, Pamela. (2016, Oct. 28). An artificial intelligence system that correctly predicted the last 3
elections says Trump will win. Business Insider. Retrieved from
http://www.businessinsider.com/artificial-intelligence-trump-win-2016-10
aja. (2016, Nov. 8). Raja Mandala: Artificial Intelligence, real politics. The Indian
Express. Retrieved from http://www.theindiaexpress.com
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When one examine the picture below you will observe that during the Great Depression time
period the electoral vote trending matches the trend found in the popular votes, however in the
ular vote until the year
2016. The media, pollsters, American people all forecast and expected Hillary Clinton to win the
presidency. Nevertheless, the only one that made the correct prediction, long before the American
Artificial intelligence is a player in the all elections, including the presidential election. With the
ully gain a control of this
devices will be an asset, however the
devices for personal gain. MogIA should be
and place under tight security. MogIA and other AI-device
can and will be detrimental to the United States economy, security, federal organizations.
Government officials should work toward passing legislation and regulations to administrate and
devices, placing harsh penalties on those that are found to be in violation of
illegal operation of these technologies and machines for personal gain or to undermine operations
S. and globally.
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Encyclopedia Britannica Online. (2017). https://www.britannica.com
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elections says Trump will win. Business Insider. Retrieved from
aja. (2016, Nov. 8). Raja Mandala: Artificial Intelligence, real politics. The Indian
Journal of Political Science (JPS), Vol.1, No.1
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2017. Web. 13 Feb. 2017
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https://omni.media/artificial-intelligence-and-politics
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Ed. New York: Oxford University Press
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[8] Stone, Peter, et.al. (2016). “Artificial Intelligence and Life in 2030: Report of the 2015 Study Panel”
Food for Thought: Genomics & Race
It has been more than 60 days since my last Food For Thought.
This one was simulated by the recent New York Times article of Genomics
& Race and the op ed response by 67 Scholars.
Almost five years ago, Francis Page, Jr. gave me access to his weekly newspaper - Houston Style Magazine. I had written op ed pieces which have been published by others, but I always felt that I couldn’t express my thoughts fully. In limiting the op ed pieces to 500 to 1200 words, many of the pieces , in my opinion, really lacked the ability to get to the root of the problem. The only requirement of HDEART C was to proof read and not to libel anyone. What HDEART C is trying to to do is connect the dots. In sending this out to be reviewed so that I keep my promise of keeping misspelling to a minimum and not libeling anyone, I got the following response. “It is nice to think that so many of us feel the same way. I believe that we are often isolated -- particularly for those of us who work in developing, and remote settings -- and so we wonder if our opinions are out of lockstep with the mainstream in terms of academics and practitioners. But you have shown that to not be the case. Thank you. Let us hope for an impetus to action now.”
In
creating a Linkedin Page - HDEARTCONSORTIUM - we now have close to 1300
liked in least than two weeks. We are now four individuals away for
have 500 HHESA Network members. With new institutional/organizational
members joining HDEART C, we have now exceed 50 member. Almost five years ago, Francis Page, Jr. gave me access to his weekly newspaper - Houston Style Magazine. I had written op ed pieces which have been published by others, but I always felt that I couldn’t express my thoughts fully. In limiting the op ed pieces to 500 to 1200 words, many of the pieces , in my opinion, really lacked the ability to get to the root of the problem. The only requirement of HDEART C was to proof read and not to libel anyone. What HDEART C is trying to to do is connect the dots. In sending this out to be reviewed so that I keep my promise of keeping misspelling to a minimum and not libeling anyone, I got the following response. “It is nice to think that so many of us feel the same way. I believe that we are often isolated -- particularly for those of us who work in developing, and remote settings -- and so we wonder if our opinions are out of lockstep with the mainstream in terms of academics and practitioners. But you have shown that to not be the case. Thank you. Let us hope for an impetus to action now.”
So here is the latest Lovell's Food For Thought - http://stylemagazine.com/news/ 2018/may/02/lovells-food-thoug ht-egos-and-wanting-credit- threa/
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Lovell A. Jones, Ph.D., F.H.D.RExecutive Director
Health Disparities, Education, Awareness, Research & Training (HDEART)
Consortium (Academic Home - TAMSPH)
Health Disparities, Education, Awareness, Research & Training (HDEART)
Consortium (Academic Home - TAMSPH)
Adjunct Professor
Department of Health Promotion & Community Health Sciences
Texas A&M University School of Public Health (TAMSPH)
College Station, Texas
Research Faculty
College of Science & Engineering
Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
lovell.jones@tamucc.edu
Professor Emeritus
University of Texas Distinguished Teaching Professor
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Professor Emeritus
University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
/dr-lovell-jones/
College of Science & Engineering
Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
lovell.jones@tamucc.edu
Professor Emeritus
University of Texas Distinguished Teaching Professor
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Professor Emeritus
University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
http://www.thehistorymakers.or g/biography/dr-lovell-jones
OP ED WEB PAGE - http://stylemagazine.com/staff
Debbie --
Want to see a "blue wave"? It all begins this month in Georgia.
A crucial test of the strength of the electoral energy around defeating Donald Trump's corrupt GOP this year will be whether or not we can win elections in states that Democrats have traditionally ignored -- including the state of Georgia, where DFA is supporting Stacey Abrams in her race for governor.
Stacey Abrams could become the very first Black woman governor in U.S. history. But it will only happen if we turn out the Democratic base, particularly voters of color, young people and progressives that stand for social, economic and environmental justice. We need to work hard to mobilize these voters and make sure that they know about Stacey Abrams and her record.
The primary date for the Georgia governor’s race is just a couple of weeks away, on May 22 -- and early voting is already happening. That’s why we’re asking you to hop on the phone this weekend to talk to likely Democratic voters in Georgia through our simple-to-use DFA Dialer tool.
Can you sign up for a DFA Dialer shift to help turn out Georgia’s Democratic base for Stacey Abrams?
We know that some Democratic voters who show up for elections in November decide are less likely to turn out for primaries and other spring elections. That’s why it’s so important for us to contact potential voters early.
If we can have electoral success in states like Georgia, we will make a bold statement to the GOP and establishment Democrats that progressives are serious about building our movement EVERYWHERE.
Making calls on DFA Dialer is easy and fun. We’ll give you all the tools you need to have successful conversations with voters, and we will even provide you with a training before you begin calling so that you feel comfortable and prepared.
Electing Stacey Abrams as the next governor of Georgia would be historic and remarkable. But she needs our help in order to win. Can you sign up for a DFA Dialer shift?
Phone banking is vital to winning elections. Thank you for signing up to help Stacey Abrams win!
- Carson
Carson Malbrough, Organizing Intern
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