Elections of the 21st CenturyThe United States of America has always been considered powerful and strong by other countries. Our nation, which was previously seen as a symbol of modernity and an example to follow, has rapidly changed over the years and demonstrated this during the elections of 2000 and 2004 where our nation set in stone the failure to maintain quality on a political level. life as well as its elections. The political effect the 2000 and 2004 elections had on the 2008 elections was very significant, there was an increase in young voters compared to the previous two elections, Obama was able to connect with a younger group of people using the network, there was a diversity of cultures who sympathized with Obama, and the quality of the election was focused on the people who needed it most. The role of the media plays an important role in elections, for the 2000 election. In the 2004 election, the media had very controversial results and was forced to rely on Voter News Services, an organization administered with Associated Press (Carter & Marks, 2009). The effects of third parties on the outcome of the 2000 electoral process were primarily due to Ralph Nadar, who decided to run for president under the Green Party by focusing on the individual and not on corporate greed and corruption. businesses. Although the ideals of the Green Party were honest, they were more aligned with the Democratic Party. The role of special interest groups in the process of a campaign for presidential or other elections impacts voters as well as their influence in the campaign process. in many ways. Voters not only rely on networks and media but also on what...... middle of paper ......Did the Supreme Court decide the 2000 election? Retrieved from http://theunitedstatesconstitution.blogspot.com/2006/10/how-did-supreme-court-decide-election.htmlParenti, M. (2007). The stolen presidential elections. Michael Parenti's political archives. Retrieved from http://www.michaelparenti.org/stolenelections.html2000 Presidential Election: The Role of the Green Party. (October 7, 2010). Information about the Green Party. Retrieved from http://www.greentn.org/2000-presidential-election-green-parties-role.htmlThe Money. (nd). The money behind the elections. Open Secrets.org. Retrieved from www.opensecrets.org/bigpicture/US Constitution Online (2013). The Election of 2000. Retrieved from http://www.usconstitution.net/elec2000.html Weisbrot, M. (2008, February 2008). The media election. AlterNet. Retrieved from http://www.alternet.org/story/77972/the_media%27s_election