Inaugural vs. Stump

  Present day stump speeches are radically different from those in the past. The early stump speeches were actually made on tree stumps, and they are not the polite and formal speeches today that we can hear at the Democratic or Republican National Conventions; instead, these speeches are ones where there is humor, boasting, and insulting. The present day speeches still includes a little bit insulting, though they are now mostly implicit and implied. Stump speeches are now made to address the supporters of a party on a large scale, and they usually outline possible future ideas and platforms that the presidential candidate takes on. The appeals used in stump speeches try to persuade its audience to vote for the speaker as president. This is a little bit different from the appeals used in inaugural speeches. Inaugural speeches generally convey a sense of hope and create a promise for accomplishment and achievement. The newly made president usually addresses current issues that the nation faces and tries to give the citizen's hope. The most obvious different between the two types of speeches is the goal of the speaker. In a stump speech, the speaker is trying to persuade the audience to vote for him (as the presidential candidate). In an inaugural speech, the speaker is trying to persuade the audience that he will do a good job as the president and to create a sense of trust and hope.

Election Day

  If I were an of-age American who is allowed to vote, I would vote for Barack Obama instead of for Mitt Romney in the coming presidential election. Even though Mitt Romney, in his speech at the Republican National Convention, stated that he would do a job way better than Barack Obama did by helping the economy, by solving other issues such as marriage and employment, and by helping the people instead of other matters no relevant to the people and their families, we do not know if it is true or not, or if it is possible or not. We do not know if Romney will really help the economy; he may instead worsen the economy; it's all just speculation. From my point of view, though Obama's performance may be unsatisfactory for many people, I believe that he has already done all he could, and that his presidency is becoming more stable, which is not necessarily a bad thing. Sometimes stability is the first step towards improvement.
  This decision of voting for Barack Obama may also be influenced by my own beliefs, which are more democratic than republican. I'm not really into politics, but I believe that I am more inclined towards the democratic beliefs.