Students Talk Presidential Elections
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Students Talk Presidential Elections

UWSP students have varied opinions about the election for the 2016 presidency.

For many, this will be their first time participating in a presidential election.

Jillian Behling, sociology and social work major, thinks our current political system is content with young people not voting.

“We have the resources, faculty support and peers that can assist us with making an educated decision,” Behling said. “Not caring is not cool.”

Behling thinks many students feel indifferently about the elections and hold negativity toward the political system.

For months now, candidates have been campaigning, debating and putting out TV advertisements. Now that two primaries have taken place, we hear two names more than any of the rest: Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders.

Chanel Becker, sophomore pre-occupational therapy major, had an opinion as to why Trump is getting attention and ranked highly in national polls.

“He is stern and means what he says. People may like him because someone has to say something and he’s willing to be that someone,” Becker said.

She continued on to say, “Bernie is honest and more traditional for democrats and that attracts our generation. I’d like to see someone open to different cultures and is understanding of those.”

Ashley Radmer, sophomore, said, “I would like to see someone who cares strongly about changing healthcare, veteran benefits, and understands the roots of American diversity.”

Recently, a UWSP student survey was taken to determine who students would be likely to vote for.

For the Democratic Party: Bernie Sanders is at 92.6 percent and Hilary Clinton at 7.4 percent.

For the Republican Party: Ben Carson is at 38.5 percent, Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz are tied at 23.1 percent, and Donald Trump is at 15.4 percent. Jeb Bush and John Kasich polled at zero percent.

Seventy-four percent of students said they will be voting in November and only 26 percent said they do not plan to do so.

 

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