Originally published in The Flyer on May 6th, 2008.
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On April 21, all three of the contenders for president, Republican Senator John McCain and Democratic Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, made a special appearance on WWE Raw. Apparently, Senator Clinton wants you to call her "Hill-Rod," or at least she did that night. Senator Obama wants to know if the "special interests" and the "forces of division and distraction" can "smell what Barack is cooking." And Sen. McCain announced that "to be the man, you have to beat the man" and "come November, it’ll be ‘game over.’" (Link to the article on The Flyer's website.)
Showing posts with label elections. Show all posts
Showing posts with label elections. Show all posts
06 May 2008
04 March 2008
The Flyer editorial: Why conservatives should embrace presidential hopeful John McCain (backdated)
This editorial convinced my conservative grandfather to support McCain, although he almost certainly would have anyway when Palin was picked for VP.
Originally published in The Flyer on March 4th, 2008.
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As the 2008 election season has progressed, it has become increasingly clear that the Republican nomination will go to Senator John McCain. While the near-certainty of who the nominee will be is typically a good thing, the impending nomination of McCain has proven controversial and has provoked the wrath of many conservative leaders in his party. These leaders, and those who will follow them, run the risk of not only damaging McCain’s campaign, but also the Republican Party itself.... (Link to the article on The Flyer's website.)
Originally published in The Flyer on March 4th, 2008.
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As the 2008 election season has progressed, it has become increasingly clear that the Republican nomination will go to Senator John McCain. While the near-certainty of who the nominee will be is typically a good thing, the impending nomination of McCain has proven controversial and has provoked the wrath of many conservative leaders in his party. These leaders, and those who will follow them, run the risk of not only damaging McCain’s campaign, but also the Republican Party itself.... (Link to the article on The Flyer's website.)
19 February 2008
The Flyer editorial: Primaries need moderate voters (backdated)
Originally printed in The Flyer on Feb. 19, 2008.
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During this election season, as both parties have struggled to identify their presidential nominees, there has been increased media attention on state primaries and caucuses. These elections are organized by both parties so that party members in each state have a say in which candidates each party nominates to campaign in the general election. In the case of presidential primaries, the voters in the primaries elect delegates to go to the national party convention, who, in turn, vote for the nominee for president. Although the current primary system was created in order to give the everyday party member the ability to influence the party, the system has been subject to abuse by the parties’ most active members. Only if moderate voters participate in the primaries and caucuses will the parties stop emphasizing partisanship and ideology and instead focus on practicality, electability and the ability to actually get things done in Washington.... (Link to article.)
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During this election season, as both parties have struggled to identify their presidential nominees, there has been increased media attention on state primaries and caucuses. These elections are organized by both parties so that party members in each state have a say in which candidates each party nominates to campaign in the general election. In the case of presidential primaries, the voters in the primaries elect delegates to go to the national party convention, who, in turn, vote for the nominee for president. Although the current primary system was created in order to give the everyday party member the ability to influence the party, the system has been subject to abuse by the parties’ most active members. Only if moderate voters participate in the primaries and caucuses will the parties stop emphasizing partisanship and ideology and instead focus on practicality, electability and the ability to actually get things done in Washington.... (Link to article.)
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