Tonight’s third and final presidential debate is a must-win for Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. — but students and experts disagreed on the type of impact it might have on voters. Students said the final debate will be a crucial factor in persuading undecided voters, while experts said it would have a marginal effect.
Independence from foreign oil. Alternative and renewable energy resources. Climate change. These terms have been heard in the news, come up in conversation and have been tossed around by presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama. But despite the rhetoric, the environment has been overshadowed by issues such as the economy, fuel prices and the war in Iraq, according to a Gallup poll.
Both presidential campaigns revealed their economic recovery plans this week, attempting to draw a line between the two candidates heading into tonight’s third and final presidential debate.
There are 21 days left until Election Day. Do you feel like you know about the candidates, their policies, their priorities and their storied histories in the Senate? Tonight, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate John McCain will take the stage for the last time before the election to discuss domestic issues.
Chances are you won’t vote. You might have registered and you might have even cheered or protested at the recent rally on campus for Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama. None of that will matter on Election Day, though, when classes probably will keep you too busy to hit the polls. Or maybe you’ll decide your candidate will win whether or not you mail in that absentee ballot.
The Michigan Secretary of State Thursday denied allegations of illegal voter purging, but if the American Civil Liberties Union has its way, the issue will go to court.
Voters will have the chance to resolve an ethical issue that has been debated in the Michigan Legislature for years when they cast their ballots this November. Proposal 2 seeks to amend the state’s constitution to loosen restrictions on human embryonic stem cell research in Michigan. Embryonic research is allowed in Michigan, but researchers must get their cells from outside the state. Taking them from sources within the state is a felony.
The economy was on the minds of 80 undecided voters and Internet users during a more aggressive town hall presidential debate Tuesday at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn.
I’m voting for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama — in fact I already have, thanks to my absentee ballot. It’s not a shocking revelation. I’ve long considered myself a Democrat and have mostly voted Democratic in my life – although not always.
I support and applaud many arguments that Pavan Vangipuram makes in his column Candidates fail to mention Palestine (SN 10/6), but some of his facts need to be checked.
America is currently at a crucial point in its history, and it is important we have the leadership to guide us through the difficult decisions that need to be made. I find the leadership that America needs in Republican presidential candidate John McCain.
When Josh Sattler gets the munchies, he views it as a medicinal property of smoking marijuana, not a fattening side effect of getting high. The hospitality business junior has Crohn’s disease, a chronic inflammatory ailment of the digestive system that causes ulcers in the bowels and can lead to drastic weight loss.
One thing every student at this university can agree on is maneuvering through the streets of campus is a lot less of a hassle now that we don’t have to fear being asked a half-dozen times about whether or not we’re registered to vote.
I attended the Barack Obama rally Thursday, and I encountered some problems that I think should be heard by the public. I showed up to the rally at about 9 a.m. with a friend of mine, and I was concerned about accessible seating for me because I am in a wheelchair.
Standing before an estimated 20,000-person crowd that would have overfilled Breslin Center by 3,720 people, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama received a Spartans basketball jersey with his name and the number “08” on the back Thursday afternoon.
Sen. Joe Biden and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin traded punches on foreign and economic policy, among other issues, during Thursday’s vice presidential debate.
Why do you think it’s important Barack Obama came to speak on MSU’s campus?
As students make the mad dash to city clerk or Secretary of State offices and congregate around clipboard-holding canvassers on campus between now and Monday’s voter registration deadline, some of them could face roadblocks. One group of potential voters who could have problems registering are those who will turn 21 years old by Monday.
West Circle Complex will be the center of attention today as Sen. Barack Obama, D.-Ill., Secret Service agents and MSU students flock to Adams Field.