Sarah Linton ’19 – Women in Leadership When Donald Trump declared his presidential candidacy in June 2015, mainstream media and political analysts alike failed to anticipate his success. As the possibility of Trump winning the Republican primary moves from laughable to probable and Republican voters have expressed a desire for the party to unite […]
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Rallied and Angry: Trump vs. Sanders
Abby Bull ’16 – Women in Leadership participant If posed with two quotes, one from Donald Trump and one from Bernie Sanders, could you tell the difference? Sure, some might say, they have completely different philosophies when it comes to many social issues including gay rights and abortion. Trump says that gay marriage is not […]
Erin McGoldrick ’14 Women in Leadership Women on average earn 77 cents for every dollar that men make, inspiring the holiday Equal Pay Day. This is an alarming statistic in present day America and has become a hot button topic in politics this April. Obama recently signed two executive measures with the purpose of assisting […]
Micaela Edelson ’17 Inside Politics On April 9, 2014, the motion to reintroduce the Paycheck Fairness Act was blocked by the U.S. Senate Republicans. Two days prior, President Obama signed an executive order that would encourage federal contractors to make salary information more accessible, so women and minorities would be able to know if they […]
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Good News for the Republican Party
Yanet Gonzalez ’17 Inside Politics Hillary Clinton’s potential 2016 run for the presidency has the Democratic Party thrilled in hopes of maintaining their hold of the White House. The Republican Party, however, is feeling the pressure as they work hard to find a candidate capable of battling Clinton. Despite the fact that neither party has […]
Audrey Bowler ’16 Inside Politics Immigration reform has loomed large on the American public policy stage in recent months; however, progress has been stalled in the House of Representatives as the Republican Party struggles to incorporate the concept of immigration policy into their party platform without compromising key ideals. Sixteen months after losing the White […]
Kevin Bardin ’15 Inside Politics An olive branch has been offered and if accepted by the necessary majority, the American public may have some of its faith in the Senate restored. The hope is that this week a bipartisan bill will be proposed before the Senate and will receive the needed votes to pass which […]
Natalie Young ’16 Inside Politics Though the start line for the race for 2016 presidential election seems distant, the questions are running rampant: Who will show up? Who is practicing their footing and timing? Who is building their fan base? Who will be our next president? As displayed by a CNN/ORC poll reviewed last week, […]
Claire Martin ‘17 The New York Times printed an article this week entitled “As Budget Fight Looms, Obama Sees Defiance in His Own Party” , The article discusses how President Obama is losing the support of his own party in many ways. The authors describe the criticism he faces, including that he is not strong enough as a […]
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. […]
