Mollie Greenwood ’13 This Tuesday’s Presidential debate proved to be a major turning point for both the Obama and Romney campaigns. In the wake of the first debate, President Obama’s polling numbers had dropped nationwide, most importantly in swing states, whereas Romney’s campaign appeared to reenergize as Romney put a spirit behind his first debate. The […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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Election 2012 Heating Up
Bryan Barth ’13 After Rick Santorum suspended his campaign right here in Gettysburg, the race for the Republican nomination essentially ended. With Mitt Romney clearly the Republican frontrunner, the focus has shifted to Romney vs. Obama. Meanwhile, some negative attention has also fallen upon Mitt’s wife, Ann. This apparent end to a very heated primary […]
Mallory Huard ’13 This week, claims from Republican candidate Mitt Romney about working women in the United States have sparked great controversy as the fight for female votes in the 2012 presidential election heats up. When the center of attention of the Republican primaries shifted to women’s issues like reproductive rights, candidate Rick Santorum and […]
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The Bush Family Weighs In
Katie Miller ’14 The Bush family has been a prominent fixture in politics for the last several decades and could soon be comparable to the Kennedys. So, their input on the current Republican primary is bound to carry a lot of weight. Last week Jeb Bush weighed in with his endorsement of Mitt Romney. This […]
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It’s All About Elections
Brett Stewart ’14 The news this week focused primarily on elections, both in the US and abroad. Naturally, one topic of interest is the “Super Tuesday” primaries, where GOP nominees battled, once again, to be their party’s flag-bearer for the Republican Convention. One could surmise that Mitt Romney won the day, but Rick Santorum, a […]
