The problem with political party polarization
Claire Maurer, Columnist
April 6, 2020
Americans have policy opinions almost entirely based on their party alignment – we are more sorted than ever. We are categorized by immigration, race, sexuality, religious affiliation and what the role of government should be in society, which all tend to align along party lines. It makes sens...
Democrats Must Change to Succeed
Harry Kelso, Columnist
January 25, 2018
The last time we had a national election in 2016, the Whitman campus was in disarray. It is now 2018, and the political world is in disarray about whether or not the Democratic Party will control the House of Representatives and/or the Senate by year’s end. Many believe that Donald Trump’s unprecedented...
GOP Failure to Keep its one Promise Bodes ill for Trump Presidency
Cyril Burchenal, Columnist
March 30, 2017
Last week the Republican party embarrassed itself in a cynical display of infighting and discord. As the Republican congress fought within itself due to displeasure with the GOP health care bill, President Trump and Speaker of the House of Representatives Paul Ryan decided not to hold a vote on repeali...
The Bleeding Heart Question
Cyril Burchenal, Columnist
February 16, 2017
Would you, the informed reader, say that political divide is largely a moral issue? I’d say so. In daily conversation it seems that a great deal of the conversation is based upon what any given person believes is ‘moral.’ As such, it seems that the moral high ground has become some magical platform...
Four More for Obama, Historic Ballot Measures Passed
Emily Lin-Jones
November 8, 2012
Cheers (and groans) resounded across campus Tuesday night as general election results poured in from across the nation, confirming Barack Obama's reelection as president of the United States. President Obama won the electoral college handily, clinching crucial battleground states like Pennsylvania,...
Neither party stellar on sex ed
Spencer Wharton
October 25, 2012
As a high school senior in 2008, I watched the election, boiling over with the indignation of being three months shy of voting in an election relevant to my life. In a week and a half, millions more teenagers will be in the same place. It's our obligation as young voters to keep teens in mind when we vo...
Green Party vote not wasted
Sam Chapman
October 25, 2012
I dream of an election in which the Green, Libertarian, Constitution and Justice parties are all polling around 17 percent beside the Democrat and Republican, who are doing about as well. Instead, this election is another iteration of the usual two-party nightmare. I'm not writing to complain a...
‘Republican Shuffle’ spells difficulty for general election
Sam Chapman
February 9, 2012
Assertion: Until there is a drastic change in political discourse, no Republican will win a general election. In case you've been living under a rock (or in case this MTV spinoff of a nomination race makes your stomach turn), the victor of 2012's primary slough is almost certain to be Mitt Romney....
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