Katelynn Storm ’13 In the week since the election, the media has largely focused on issues that appeared during the campaign season. In the midst of the sad closing of Romney’s campaign, the difficulties that Obama faces in his second-term as President, the profiles of recently elected candidates, and even the possibility of Puerto Rico […]
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Week in Review: And the Winner is…
Sarah Roessler ’16 “Ladies and gentlemen, the Forty-fourth President of the United States of America: Barack Obama,” echoed the proclamation late Tuesday night. It is official: the first African-American President was re-elected for a second term. After one of the lengthiest, most expensive (estimates at over $6 billion), and most tumultuous campaign seasons to date, […]
Liz Oberg ’15 Starting at 6:00 a.m. they were out there braving the cold outside the College Union Building: the few, the brave, the volunteers. They stood outside the polling place all day until it closed at 8:00 p.m. Meanwhile, in classes and around campus, students were talking only about the election. Momentary conversations about […]
Sean Moran ‘14 Hurricane Sandy is here, causing candidates Barack Obama and Mitt Romney to change their campaign schedules, which in turn could alter the calculus of voter-turnout. President Obama cancelled a fundraiser in Florida on Monday and cancelled another meeting in Wisconsin in order to monitor the progression of the storm. Romney canceled an […]
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Week in Review: Battlegrounds
Cassandra Mensinger ‘15 With the Presidential race coming down to the final weeks, both candidates are battling for the votes of a handful of so-called “swing states.” The states in question are Nevada, Colorado, Iowa, Wisconsin, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Florida, and New Hampshire. As both candidates accrue money from power players, also known as Super […]
Lauren Dunne ’13 In the past two weeks since the first Presidential debate, we have seen changes in the polls that show the Republican Party making what some people are calling a “comeback.” In the New York Time article, 2nd Presidential Debate Is Less Formal, but Little Is Left to Chance, the writer suggests that […]
By Pete Barrett ’15 This past week we saw a new side to Governor Mitt Romney, one that was not afraid to go after the President (on his inability to get things done in his first term), or Big Bird. While Gov. Romney displayed a warmer, more likable presence, President Obama seemed uninterested in sharing […]
Michael Arnone ‘15 In the last few days, three separate issues have developed that have supplemented political and economic uncertainty: Wall Street has begun preparing for the potential catastrophe of the looming fiscal cliff, concerns have been raised regarding the security arrangements at the U.S. mission in Benghazi that was attacked in September, and Republicans […]
Many of you who read Ike’s Anvil regularly stay up-to-date on the minute details of everyday campaign activities: he tweeted this, she said that, they had this for dinner– and here’s how it all impacts the overall election. However, most people don’t follow politics like a political scientist should. We have lives for Pete’s sake. […]
Dave DeBor 2013 GETTYSBURG, PA-Solidly into the Republican primary campaign season, the former Senator from Pennsylvania Rick Santorum continues seeking to energize the conservative base as his prospects for garnering enough national delegates begin to wane. Not to be deterred, Santorum returned to his home state to conjure the legacy of Lincoln during a rally […]
