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Millennials must engage in 2016 election season

Apr. 16, 2015

With more than a year and a half until Election Day 2016, presidential candidates are announcing their intent to run for the White House. Thus begins silly season. Earlier this week, pundits analyzed, criticized and dissected Hillary Clinton’s and Marco Rubio’s campaign logos because political pundits are now experts in graphic design. What the American people can’t afford is yet another presidential election bogged down in debates over the minutiae and plagued by typical mudslinging.

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Campaign tactics won’t help Hillary’s track record

Apr. 15, 2015

Hillary Clinton decided to shake things up when she announced her presidential campaign Sunday. Instead of launching her candidacy with a forced, painfully rehearsed, one-on-one conversation with a camera like she did in 2007, Clinton released a well-executed video with a diverse cast of characters.

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Al Gore could challenge Hillary Clinton for presidency

Mar. 26, 2015

Hillary Clinton has yet to formally launch her bid for the White House, but with the email scandal setting her down a rocky road, Democrats may start to reconsider support for the former secretary of state. Yes, Clinton remains the favorite to win the Democratic nomination next year, and she has a better-than-even chance at the White House. Still, Democrats may want other options. Sure, Vice President Biden is toying with the idea of running for a third time, but few believe Biden has a legitimate shot at the White House. The one Democrat whose name is starting to appear in recent stories is that of former Vice President Al Gore.

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Trump cried president again, and it's getting old

Mar. 26, 2015

According to a CNN article published last week, billionaire Donald Trump has launched a presidential exploratory committee for the 2016 election. Although this is the first official step Trump has taken in being considered as a potential presidential candidate, we cannot be too alarmed at his announcement.

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Obama right to call out Iran deal critics

Mar. 17, 2015

The Mexican standoff between Iran, the U.S. and Israel over the nuclear talks due to end this month have already caused a bunch of ruckus in their respective countries. The talks had wide-reaching effects, including Tuesday’s elections in Israel and the legacies of our sitting president and the legislators who’ve made it their life’s work to oppose him. The deal comes at a time when the Middle East is once again the center of world chaos and general upheaval.

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As election season approaches, the Alligator is always receptive to feedback

Feb. 3, 2015

Slating for seats in Student Government ended at 5 p.m. Tuesday. Participation was high this semester: 617 students slated for Swamp Party, while 175 slated for the most recent incarnation of its opposition, Access Party. All in all, it was a civil affair — enthusiasm for the political process met the machinery of SG bureaucracy, signing up students to run for seats and affect the future of this university.

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Do yourself a favor, vote on Election Day

Oct. 27, 2014

Young people will largely avoid voting in next week’s midterm elections, and this should come as no surprise to anyone who follows elections closely. While young people did turn out in relatively large numbers in 2008 and 2012, the youth vote largely goes silent during midterm elections.

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Darts & Laurels 5/22/2014

May 21, 2014

We know Spring Fever — a general increase in energy and sexual appetite — is definitely a thing, but it seemed this week that sudden-loud-and-horrible-opinions-from-old-white-guys fever is a thing, too. From “Wheel of Fortune” host Pat Sajak coming out over Twitter as a global-warming truther (and inexplicably calling global warming “alarmists” unpatriotic and racist?) to a Florida representative claiming that the Common Core is part of the “gay agenda,” we’re left scratching our heads. So this one goes out to all irrelevant game show hosts and bigots with microphones: our keep-calm-but-maybe-don’t-carry-on? edition of Darts & Laurels

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