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Ron Paul Revolution, Part II?
Posted by Michael O'Brien | 05.14.2008 / 3:38 PM EDT
Perhaps one of the strangest phenomena on college campuses this past year was support for Texas Rep. Ron Paul, a libertarian congressman from Texas who is running for the Republican Party nomination. In Ann Arbor this past fall, Paul drew one of the biggest crowds on campus–only behind, really, a pep rally for the Ohio […]
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Green McCain
Posted by Andrew Grossman | 05.13.2008 / 5:36 PM EDT
I just got a mass e-mail from the McCain campaign advertising its new store items: “Eco Friendly Clothes.”
I have done absolutely no research into this, but I’m willing to bet this is the first time a GOP candidate (maybe any major party candidate) has tried to sell “polo shirts made from biodegradable fabric” with the […]
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Turning Out the Youth Vote an Exercise in Politics
Posted by Michael O'Brien | 05.08.2008 / 3:33 PM EDT
The other day, Politico profiled Matthew Segal, a Kenyon College student and the founder of the Student Association for Voter Empowerment (SAVE).
The group, Segal told Politico, was borne out of irregularities he witnessed as a volunteer at Kenyon during the 2004 elections. The article also says Segal worked as a field producer for the […]
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In Ireland at least, it’s Obama
Posted by Andrew Grossman | 05.08.2008 / 6:17 AM EDT
Coming to Ireland after a week of mostly tuning out the campaign in Italy (not by choice — no Internet where I was staying), I finally got my hands on an English-language newspaper. The analysis from Denis Staunton, The Irish Times’s reporter covering the race, is this: The race to the White House is over […]
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Are You Kidding Me?
Posted by Michael O'Brien | 04.29.2008 / 3:32 PM EDT
I have to disagree with Andrew’s take on Rev. Wright. The reappearance of Wright has put the campaign in, arguably, the worst position it’s been in since last summer.
“It seems that Wright speaking out can only be good for Obama,” Andrew wrote yesterday. “The more people see of Wright, the less they’ll care about this […]
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Watching Rev. Wright
Posted by Andrew Grossman | 04.28.2008 / 9:52 AM EDT
I’ve been watching Jeremiah Wright’s event at the National Press Club for most of the last hour. It seems that Wright speaking out can only be good for Obama. While he was silent, he was defined by the grainy clips of his sermons. Now, he’ll be defined by events like these. And Wright plays well […]
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Lazy Summer?
Posted by Michael O'Brien | 04.27.2008 / 6:50 PM EDT
The University of Michigan held its spring commencement this past Saturday, and soon, many other colleges and universities across the United States will be largely emptying of their students for the summer.
The students who had been organizing the political parties and campaigns on campus leave with the rest of their peers, for summer jobs, […]
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Where “Elite” Resonates
Posted by Michael O'Brien | 04.22.2008 / 3:33 PM EDT
The past week was dominated by talk of whether or not Sen. Barack Obama is sufficiently “in touch” with average American voters, after making comments about how rural voters “cling” to guns and religion. Critics of Obama say this view is “elitist,” and chides with the views of most American voters. (You can read the […]
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Speaking With Speaker Pelosi
Posted by Michael O'Brien | 04.08.2008 / 2:40 PM EDT
Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi sat down with myself and three other college newspaper editors this morning for an “editorial board” taping for MtvU. The session was extraordinary, and all credit should be given to both Speaker Pelosi, as well as MtvU, for participating in and facilitating such a discussion.
The Editorial Boards, […]
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College Republicans in Michigan Struggle
Posted by Michael O'Brien | 03.31.2008 / 11:12 PM EDT
On college campuses, candidates and campaigns rely on various student groups for, if nothing else, legwork and grassroots organization. Various “students for” groups and college parties (i.e., College Democrats and College Republicans) are the principal organs those candidate and campaigns rely on.
In the latest issue of my publication, The Michigan Review, we explore what happens when […]
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Responding to Questions on Residency
Posted by Michael O'Brien | 03.27.2008 / 10:44 AM EDT
Some of the comments have raised excellent questions about switching residency and voting as a college student in Michigan. These are interesting questions, and unfortunately, there’s not much oversight or regulation of these practices.As a bit of a personal background: I’m from the Toledo, Ohio area and, in 2004, voted with an absentee ballot in […]
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Students for Obama Extend Their Reach
Posted by Michael O'Brien | 03.21.2008 / 3:04 PM EDT
In the Michigan Union the other day, one flyer stuck out.
From Students for Obama, it was an advertisement soliciting U-M students from Pennsylvania to contact the Obama campaign. Especially since a revote in Michigan and Florida appear out the window, Students for Obama at the University of Michigan have shifted their focus to the Pennsylvania primary, […]
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Summertime blues
Posted by Andrew Grossman | 03.14.2008 / 5:18 PM EDT
In the post below this one, Michael tries to reassure the Obama campaign about its chances in a possible Michigan re-vote. He points to the strong performance of the uncommitted option, especially in places like Ann Arbor. In precincts near the University of Michigan, 51 percent of students voted uncommitted, 30 percent went for Clinton […]
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Obama’s Ann Arbor Gambit
Posted by Michael O'Brien | 03.12.2008 / 8:35 AM EDT
It seems all the buzz about the Democratic presidential primaries has focused recently on whether Michigan and Florida should have a “do-over” of their primaries.
Senator Carl Levin said this past weekend that Michigan could do a revote by way of a mail-in primary, although he opposes an conducting a full-scale primary again.
Senator Hillary Clinton “won” the […]
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Campus and Careers
Posted by csmonitor.com staff | 02.28.2008 / 10:47 PM EST
Is this your first election, or the first election when you feel your vote will actually matter? What are you expecting from this election? Andrew Grossman and Michael O’Brien will be blogging here soon and will be exploring issues that look as if they will be commanding people’s attention.
Do you have any questions for them? […]
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