Ike's Anvil ArchiveSarah 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 […]
Maria Lombardi ’15 In the past week, not only did we witness the third and final presidential debate, but New York Times blogger Nate Silver discussed this year’s historically high gender gap, and an editorial published by the New York Times investigated the possible implications of electing Mitt Romney and what this for women abroad […]
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 […]
