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2012 election - Page 2

Cast An Informed Vote This Election!

Don’t just stop at U.S. President. Up and down the ballot, all elections are important. That’s why The Phoenix is bringing you these profiles of candidates running for offices that represent Swarthmore. If you’re registered here, these are the names you’ll see
November 1, 2012

In Defense of the Electoral College

Our perennial disgust with the Electoral College is underway. In every presidential election but three, the popular vote and state electors have named the same winner. Yet that hasn’t stopped Americans from grousing that the Electoral College is complicated, unfair, and responsible
November 1, 2012

American Imperialism

I am rarely utterly without hope when it comes to the American government. There has hardly ever been a time when I couldn’t find a sensible position being espoused by a major candidate for office. While no candidate is ever perfect, somewhere
October 25, 2012

Spinning the Debate

Last Wednesday, Mitt Romney cantered into Swarthmore College, albeit virtually on CNN. The Swarthmore Democrats, Swarthmore Conservatives, Students for Obama, and other clubs convened for reactions that were certainly rowdier than those at the silent auditorium at the University of Colorado. Besides
October 11, 2012

As State Funding Falls, Tuition Soars

Government Should Prioritize Slowing the Rise of the Cost of Education In the first presidential debate of the general election cycle, the candidates’ discussion of the American education system was a welcome departure from the usual haggling over the best way to
October 11, 2012

Romney to Visit Swarthmore for Rally

In a surprise announcement that bewildered students, faculty and members of the college administration, the Romney-Ryan campaign has declared a public rally at Parrish Hall this Saturday. “There is no conservative like a Swarthmore conservative,” Romney said at a press conference. “These
October 4, 2012

Where’s the Policy? Candidates Leave Us Guessing

President Obama and Governor Romney each seek to cast 2012 as the most important election year in modern memory — Obama by claiming that the middle class will suffer under his opponent and Romney by forecasting a fiscal crisis in a second
September 13, 2012
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