Tag Archives: Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton Makes Last-Ditch Effort for Presidency

Hillary Clinton, former First Lady, Secretary of State and Democratic Presidential nominee, just announced her intentions to run for president of the Student Government Association. SGA at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point is holding elections next week for a new president and vice president, but Clinton has not strapped down a VP running-mate yet. “She asked me to run with ... Read More »

Jill Stein Raises Green for a Recount

Jill Stein, member of the Green Party and recent presidential nominee, is calling for a recount. To question the current election results, Stein has raised over $6.5 million dollars to fund recount elections in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania, according to her campaign website. The recounting was kickstarted because Stein thought the elections were swayed by “cyber hacking,” according to Time ... Read More »

The Election that Trumped Us All

On Tuesday, Nov. 8, Donald Trump became the 45th president of the United States. While some Americans are pleased with the election results, many are not reassured with the outcome. Trump’s lack of experience in the political realm and his sexist, racist, homophobic and unfiltered views worry a large percentage of American citizens. However, Donald Trump is our president-elect. “To all ... Read More »

Redefining American Politics: The Election of 2016

Political campaigns in the United States have always been bitterly fought, but scandals from both Trump and Clinton are taking this historical trend to a whole new level. On Oct. 7, the Washington Post obtained and released a 2005 video of Republican nominee Donald Trump bragging in sexually graphic terms of how his celebrity status allows him to harass and grope ... Read More »

Presidential Candidates Campaigning on Social Media

As election day approaches, politics permeate every area of American life and media bombards the public more than ever before. Screens across the country are alight with the images and words of the two presidential candidates: Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican nominee Donald Trump. While election politics in the past have been focused in newspapers and television newscasts, the ... Read More »

LCV Offers Resources for Environmentalists During Election

The League of Conservation Voters is a nationwide organization that works to combine environmental values with politics. The organization is independent of any political party and it endorses political candidates, critiques current officials and advocates for pro-environmental legislation. One of the main goals of the League of Conservation Voters is educating the public by evaluating those who currently hold office. ... Read More »

Voters Go Green

After Senator Bernie Sanders lost the Democratic Party nomination, many of his followers have been reluctant to join former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Some have decided to vote for Senator Gary Johnson, a Libertarian. While others have decided to not vote at all. But there has been a large surge of Bernie supporters offering their support to the Green ... Read More »

Presidential Candidates’ Stances on the Environment

Climate change has a history of being a hot topic debated by American politicians. Many still claim climate change is not human-caused and therefore it is not the government’s responsibility to do anything to address it. Many voters consider environmental protection to be a very important factor in deciding who to vote into public office. Logan Hubbard, senior wildlife and ... Read More »