Nicholas Vance College of Arts and Science Class of 2014 Since former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney announced his candidacy for the Presidency of the United States, one message has become resoundingly clear; Conservatives cannot get excited about Mitt. This lack of enthusiasm has roots back to issues Conservatives care about deeply — taxes, religion, ...
Jamie Davidson Freshman, Arts and Science With Rick Santorum’s upset victories over Mitt Romney in Minnesota, Colorado and the non-binding Missouri Primary, many pundits believe the former Pennsylvania Senator may be able to seize the mantle as the conservative alternative to Romney and win the nomination. Governor Romney, they say, wants Newt Gingrich to stay ...
Matthew Taylor, Hannah Jarmolowski, Britt Johnson, Mark Cherry, and Nick Vance spent their New Year’s Eve in Des Moines, IA, following the 2012 Iowa Caucuses. While there, we met up with some Vanderbilt Alums working for different campaigns and news media. Here are some highlights from our trip so far: Former VPR Writer, Jillian Hughes, ...
2 months ago Herman Cain was on the rise, making a quick leap to number two in the polls and leading many to speculate that the nomination would largely be a showdown between the former pizza CEO and Mitt Romney. With primary season approaching, Cain has lost his momentum, his reputation, and much of his support.
Jamie Davidson Class of 2015 College of Arts and Science Last Saturday’s Republican debate devoted solely to foreign policy may not have produced any SNL worthy gaffes but it did seek to put focus on foreign policy issues that have eluded the spotlight this campaign season. Since polling shows that economic issues are more important ...
Sufei Wu College of Arts and Science Class of 2015 Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney has been late night fodder for many comedians who poke fun at what seems to be the GOP’s unwillingness to give him the nomination. Poll numbers certainly seem to indicate such a hesitation. Romney continues to poll around a steady ...
Jamie Davidson College of Arts and Science Class of 2015 Remember the Republican’s first political romance of the election season? Seizing the mantle of birther-in-chief, Donald Trump rose to the top of the Republican primary polls for a few short-lived weeks in April. Then, the long form birth certificate came out, meaning the Donald’s big ...
Noah Fram College of Arts and Science Class of 2013 It appears that most people would be happiest if we declared the 2012 election a draw and spent the next four years governed by direct plebiscite. Yes, elected officials are that despised. On the one hand, we have the sitting President, Barack Obama, who ...