The Daily News SPECIAL ELECTION ISSUE
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INDIANA ON THE ISSUES
Compare candidates’ stances on the issues in big Indiana races. PG 5
HOW DO I VOTE?
Confused by the voting and registration process? Use our graphic for help. PG 6
MILLENNIAL VOTERS
Read about the issues deemed most important to this generation. PG 8
THIRD PARTY: YES OR NO?
Two columnists debate the power of a third-party candidate in elections. PG 10
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Political cartoon................................................................................ 3 Presidential candidates on the issues ............................................ 4 Indiana candidates on the issues.................................................... 5 How to cast your vote...................................................................... 6 Not sure where to vote? .................................................................. 6 Preview a sample ballot .................................................................. 7 Guardian reporter covers election from Muncie ............................. 8 Issues that matter to millennial voters ............................................ 8 Debate highlights ............................................................................. 9 Columnists: Voting third party.........................................................10 Why some students aren’t voting...................................................11
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Presidential candidates on the issues Patrick Calvert Political Reporter pcalvert@bsu.edu
The presidential election – which has been known for constant surprises and child-like arguments – is about to come to an end. Although early voting has already started, the last day to vote is at the polls on Nov. 8. The Daily News compared the presidential candidates’ views on four important issues. Here is where the candidates stand:
Economy and jobs
Education
Environment
Foreign policy
Clinton wants to implement a 100-day job plan that would invest in infrastructure, small business, technology, clean energy and research. According to Clinton’s campaign website, she will also fight against the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, a deal she supported when she was Secretary of State.
The candidate hopes to make all community colleges free, and by 2021, she wants families who make $125,000 or less to have free tuition at public universities in their home state. Students who borrow won’t have to pay more than 10 percent of their income in loan payments. After 20 years of payments, she wants any remaining college debt to be forgiven.
A goal for the candidate is to power all the homes in America with renewable energy. Her method to do this would include installing 5 million solar panels throughout the country. In an effort to reduce environmental harm, the candidate hopes to cut oil consumption by one-third by using alternative fuels and more efficient technology.
Clinton’s plan to combat ISIS is to continue with coalition airstrikes against the group and its infrastructure, along with supporting Arab and Kurdish forces in Iraq and Syria. She would also like to help end Syria and Iraq’s complicated conflicts through a diplomatic process.
Johnson wants to stop deficit spending and plans to propose a balanced budget without tax increases if he becomes president. He believes the national debt is the greatest threat to the country’s national security. He plans to replace all income and payroll taxes with a single consumption tax. Johnson believes eliminating income taxes on businesses will create a tax haven that will bring jobs back.
The candidate would like to terminate the Department of Education. He believes states are losing money by taking funds from the federal government. He doesn’t agree with federal mandates and regulations on how states receive funds. On the issue of student loans, the candidate said if there were no such thing as student loans, then tuition costs at colleges would be lower.
Johnson believes the government has a role in protecting the environment but does not have the role of manipulating the energy marketplace. He thinks the free market should be in charge of finding ways to produce energy. The candidate also believes climate change is real and humans have a hand in it, but energy reform shouldn’t affect the economy.
Johnson believes the policies of former president George W. Bush and President Barack Obama have made the country less safe and have helped extremist groups, like the Islamic State, prosper. The candidate wants the options of boots on the ground and dropping more bombs on the enemy to be replaced with strategies that will isolate extremist groups.
Stein proposes “A Green New Deal” that would put the U.S. on track to use 100 percent clean and renewable energy by 2030. She believes this would create millions of living-wage jobs for any American that needs work. Stein also supports a $15 an hour minimum wage and a guaranteed minimum income. The candidate plans to cut taxes for the poor and middle class and raise taxes for rich Americans.
When it comes to education, she wants schooling from preschool to college to be tuition-free and believes in a bailout program for students with college debt. On her Twitter page, Stein tweeted, “If we can bail out the crooks on Wall Street we can certainly afford to bail out our students. It’s time to abolish student debt.”
The Green party’s focus is to be environmentally friendly. Overall, Stein would like to transform the economy into a green economy by 2030. Her goal is for the U.S. to run solely on clean and renewable energy. The candidate believes water should be tested for radioactivity and heavy metals. She is also a proponent of restoring shorelines, deltas, and forests to “zero out climate emissions.”
Stein wants to cut military spending by at least 50 percent and close more than 700 military bases around the world. She would also cease financial and military support to countries like Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Israel. The candidate cites human rights abuse as the reason to remove support from these countries.
Trump wants to make the tax system simpler and calls it the “biggest tax reform since Reagan” on his campaign website He wants to lower taxes, limit the percentage of a business’s income tax to 15 percent and end the estate tax. The candidate also wants to reform trade by renegotiating NAFTA and backing out of negotiations with the TPP trade deal.
The Republican candidate believes education should be a local issue and is against the Department of Education. “We cannot continue to fail our children — the very future of this nation,” Trump said in his book “Crippled America.” Additionally, the candidate believes that the federal government shouldn’t profit from student loans.
Trump believes climate change is a hoax and the EPA is hurting the economy. The Republican candidate wants to increase energy production by withdrawing from the Paris Climate Agreement and cutting all funds from the U.N. global warming programs.
Trump has made comments about “bombing the hell” out of the Islamic State and wants to keep Guantanamo Bay open. Additionally, he believes that the U.S. can’t afford to police the world and NATO allies need to pay more.
Hillary Clinton (D)
Gary Johnson (L)
Jill Stein (G)
Information courtesy of candidate websites. Images courtesy of TNS.
Donald Trump (R)
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Indiana candidates on the issues Patrick Calvert Political Reporter pcalvert@bsu.edu
Presidential candidates aren’t the only ones being compared on the issues in this election. Below are where Indiana gubernatorial and Senate candidates stand on the issues.
Candidates for governor of Indiana Economic plan
Social issues
Education
Rex Bell (L)
Bell believes the government is able to create an atmosphere where jobs can be created, but he doesn’t think the government has a role in actually creating jobs. He wants to create an economic landscape where businesses of any size can succeed or fail.
The candidate has said he doesn’t think the government should be involved in stating what type of relationships citizens should have, and he believes government has no role in forcing others who don’t approve of non-traditional marriages to accept a lifestyle they don’t agree with.
As governor, Bell would work to abolish federal and state standardized tests and thinks parents and teachers should be the ones in control of teaching.
John Gregg (D)
Gregg’s plan is to support startups and work with local governments to give new businesses reduced rent. He also wants to expand broadband access to rural communities and implement a work-share program to encourage businesses to cut employee hours instead of implementing layoffs.
Gregg would like to repeal the Religious Freedom Restoration Act as well as expand civil rights protections to LGBT citizens. The candidate wants to push a policy of equal pay in the executive branch of Indiana’s government. Gregg is antiabortion and thinks the focus should be on the economy, schools and roads.
The candidate would like to expand training programs that offer certifications, transfer credit and/or a two-year degree. He would also reward public institutions that increase spending on financial aid and scrap the policy that focuses on graduation rates.
Eric Holcomb (R)
Holcomb wants to invest in start-ups, growing companies and university partnerships to expand the economy. He wants to use data to create a “demand-driven workforce training system” that can be used by the state to find the needs of employers in Indiana.
In the past Holcomb said, “Anyone who has seen the videos, even one of the videos, comes to the conclusion that this is despicable behavior” about the undercover Planned Parenthood videos by the Center for Medical Progress.
The Republican candidate for governor wants to expand the pre-kindergarten program to lower-income families, work with public universities to slow down the rising cost of tuition and focus on vocational education.
Candidates for United States Senate Economy
National security
The Second Amendment
Evan Bayh (D)
Bayh believes small businesses push the economy forward and plans to support policies that help them. If he becomes senator, he wants to remove regulations and help small business access funds so they can expand and invest in new tools. He wants to push research and development.
Bayh wants to increase airstrikes against ISIS and continue the United States’ involvement with the international community against the terror group. He would also push for expanding personnel in the foreign and domestic intelligence communities.
The former senator believes people have the right to own a firearm for sport and personal protection but wants to keep guns away from the mentally unstable, felons and terrorists.
Lucy Brenton (L)
Brenton believes private businesses create jobs and the government needs to get out of the way to allow economic growth. If she is senator, she will try and remove obstacles that hinder small businesses to prosper. The legalization of marijuana is also important to Brenton.
The libertarian candidate’s viewpoint on foreign policy is “Friend to all, ally to none.” She wants to stay out of other countries’ affairs and focus on trade with other countries instead of involving the United States in conflicts.
The candidate thinks citizens should be ready to defend their country and doesn’t believe the federal government has any right to alter the Second Amendment.
Todd Young (R)
The Republican candidate wants to make it easier for small businesses to operate. He plans to help remove regulations so it’s easier for businesses to function and doesn’t like the idea of the government being able to pick losers and winners. He hopes to simplify the tax code.
Young wants to look into the Department of Defense to see if there is any way the United States can decrease spending without affecting military personnel. He wants to make sure everyone in the military has the tools to do their jobs.
When it comes to gun control, the candidate thinks it’s a bad idea. In general, he believes these laws will disarm lawabiding citizens and put Americans at risk. Images and information courtesy of candidate websites.
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Are you ready to vote? Yes! I have registered. However. . . I live out-of-state. You’re out of luck — all deadlines have passed. Register to absentee vote for the next election at vote.org.
Early voting is open until Nov. 7. Bring an acceptable form of ID to your polling location by 6 p.m. to be eligible to vote.
You can vote on election day, Nov. 8, 2016, at your polling location. Your precinct number is on your voter registration card. Precinct & Location
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SAMPLE BALLOT
GENERAL ELECTION — NOV. 8, 2016 This is a preview of the state and national races that will appear on Indiana ballots. Additional races will appear depending on congressional district and local elections. PUBLIC QUESTION #1 Shall the Constitution of the State of Indiana be amended by adding a Section 39 to Article 1 to provide that the right to hunt, fish, and harvest wildlife shall be forever preserved for the public good, subject only to the laws prescribed by the General Assembly and rules prescribed by virtue of the authority of the General Assembly to: (1) promote wildlife conservation and management; and (2) preserve the future of hunting and fishing? YES
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PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES HILLARY CLINTON and TIM KAINE Democratic Party DONALD J. TRUMP and MICHAEL R. PENCE Republican Party GARY JOHNSON and BILL WELD Libertarian Party
U.S. SENATOR, INDIANA EVAN BAYH Democratic Party LUCY BRENTON Libertarian Party TODD YOUNG Republican Party
GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, STATE OF INDIANA REX BELL, Governor KARL (K-TAT) TATGENHORST, Lieutenant Governor Libertarian Party JOHN R. GREGG, Governor CHRISTINA HALE, Lieutenant Governor Democratic Party
How does the Electoral College actually work?
An explanation of how our votes go from paper in a voting booth to electing a public office. SO, HOW DOES IT WORK?
There are a total of 528 electors in the Electoral College. To win, a candidate needs to have a minimum of 270 electors. 179
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Each state has a specific amount of electors based on the amount of people in that state’s congressional delegation—one for each member of the House of Representatives and two for each senator. This means that each state has a different level of pull in presidential elections. Below is a map exhibiting electoral importance over geographic accuracy. States are scaled based on the amount of electors they have and are colored based on average party affiliation during presidential elections in the past.
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WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE VOTE?
It all starts at the ballot box, when you and the other constituents of your state vote. Those votes are used to tell your state who to give all of its electoral votes to. All states, except Maine and Nebraska, are “winner-takes-all” states, meaning that the candidate who receives 51 percent or more votes receives all of the electors.
WHAT IF YOU DON’T LIVE IN A STATE OR D.C.?
This is a little tricky. There are almost 5 million people who reside in U.S. territories and can not vote in presidential elections, and thus are not represented by the Electoral College. However, they do have the right to vote in primary elections and send representatives to conventions of major parties. Sources: Rothenberg & Gonzales Political Report, U.S. Electoral College
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Millennial voters key group in election Economy, race, gun policy top issues for young people Max Lewis Daily News Reporter One of the most sought-after demographics in the 2016 election is millennials. The millennial generation is defined by the Pew Research center as “those born after 1980 and the first generation to come of age in the new millennium.” A study by the Pew Research Center shows that people ages 18 to 29 view the economy, treatment of racial and ethnic minorities and gun policy as the three top issues of importance in the upcoming election. Anthony Cook, president of the Ball State College Republicans, said the economy is a “huge” issue. “We’re Republicans; we’re very fiscal, we like to save money,” Cook said. “I think college students in general, our goal is to get a job. Where is the economy going to be for us to get a job?” The economy was not as big of a concern across the aisle. The BSU
Democrats said they were more concerned about treatment of minorities and environmental issues than the economy. “We care about the treatment of minorities because our values of inclusion and tolerance are imperative to bolster the stability of the United States and other countries around the world,” Jessica Ratel-Khan, the communications director for the BSU Democrats, said in an email. “As Democrats, we strive to be the party of inclusion.” The BSU Democrats also mentioned the environment as one of their main concerns. “Climate change is an extremely important issue. Climate change is a real and urgent threat to the United States and the entire world,” RatelKhan said. “The overall scientific consensus is that climate change is real and caused mostly by fossil fuel emissions. Our planet is warming and causing sea levels to rise, higher food prices and more diseases.” A recent USA Today/Rock The Vote
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I think young people, especially millennials our age, in college, [with] as much media that’s around us and as much technology that’s around us, you and I are smart enough to figure out that emails just don’t disappear.” — Anthony Cook, president of the Ball State College Republicans
poll showed Hillary Clinton leading Donald Trump 68 percent to 20 percent among millennial voters. “I find that very hard to believe,” Cook said. “I think young people, especially millennials our age, in college, [with] as much media that’s
around us and as much technology that’s around us, you and I are smart enough to figure out that emails just don’t disappear.” Currently, the Democrats are dealing with leaked campaign emails, and the Republicans are trying to unify their party after House Speaker Paul Ryan clashed with Trump. Cook said Trump was originally not a majority of the College Republicans’ first choice, but it was his running mate who unified the group. “When Donald Trump got selected, we started to see a big split,” Cook said. “Then he chose Mike Pence, and we all started to come back together.” Even though Mike Pence’s overall approval rating as governor is lower than most at 48 percent, his popularity among Republicans is still around 60 percent, according to POLITICO. With no debates left and a divided nation, the country will make its final choice in less than a week on Election Day. Contact Max Lewis with any questions or concerns at lmaxwell2@bsu.edu.
British editor immersing himself in community, politics New series to focus on how American society is evolving Kara Berg Crime Reporter American elections aren’t overly interesting to Gary Younge, editor-at-large for the Guardian, a British media outlet. What is interesting to him, however, are the issues. The Black Lives Matter movement, LGBT issues, transgender studies, slut walks — the things that bring people together and incite passion. Because money picks the candidates, he said — it isn’t possible to run for president without millions of dollars — the people don’t get as much of a say. So the people’s issues, the things they care about, often don’t come up enough. That’s why Younge wants to reflect the desires of the people of Muncie, the Middletown and the so-called typical city
in America, in his series for the Guardian, “The view from Middletown.” Prior to the election, Younge is spending a few weeks in Muncie, talking to people and immersing himself in the GARY community. YOUNGE, Younge’s election Guardian coverage certainly isn’t editor-at-large orthodox. He wants to shift the election coverage away from talking about who is ahead in the polls and who won each debate, or as it is sometimes referred to, “the horse race.” “I think American politics is a lot richer than that,” Younge said. He’s instead focusing on how the American society is evolving, especially as it relates to an extraordinary presidential election like this one.
It would be a lie, Younge said, to say his series has nothing to do with the election. But he’s trying to draw out the bigger themes and, instead of writing about who’s voting for each candidate, look more in depth about what’s driving the votes. “What I hope is that the coverage in the series uses the election to tell you something about America, rather than the other way around,” Younge said. A new installment in the series comes out twice a week, and Younge plans on nine total. So far, he’s reported on voters’ feelings, the view from Middletown and former Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders’ voters. Younge chose Muncie for the center of his series because of the rich research history Muncie has with Middletown. In the 1920s, two researchers designated Muncie for a case study on the typical American city, dubbing it “Middletown.” He figured it
would be a good location because there was already a body of knowledge on the city, and Delaware County has historically been a swing county. He also wanted somewhere that had voted for both Republican candidate Donald Trump and Sanders, a not-too-common combination. So Muncie it was. Younge learned about issues Muncie residents face — job shortages, heroin addiction and not-great wages — and has spoken to as many people as he can. “I don’t know if, when you look at the election, whether you hear a lot of those kind of ideas reflected,” Younge said. “The election touches peoples’ lives in these very meme-ish, abstract kind of ways.” Younge will speak about his series at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in Bracken Library Room 104. Contact Kara Berg with any questions or concerns at knberg2@bsu.edu.
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DEBATE
RECAP Election nears end, candidates remembered for debate actions Max Lewis Daily News Reporter
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton on stage during the second debate between the Republican and Democratic presidential candidates on Oct. 9, 2016 at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.
FIRST PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE: SEPT. 26 — HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY Moderator: Lester Holt, NBC News • Donald Trump was questioned on a statement he made about Hillary Clinton not having a presidential “look” and said he was talking about her stamina. Clinton responded by talking about her tenure as Secretary of State and told Trump that he “can talk to me about stamina” when he had accomplished as much. • Clinton brought up Trump’s repeated claims that he did not support the Iraq War, which he responded to by saying “wrong.” • Trump defended his plan to cut taxes on wealthy Americans and Clinton called his plan “trumped-up, trickle-down economics.” • Clinton hit Trump on his refusal to release his tax returns, to which he responded by saying he was under “a routine audit” that prevents him from releasing them. Trump then hit back at Clinton, bringing up her use of a private email server when she was Secretary of State. Clinton responded, “I’m not going to make any excuses. It was a mistake.” VICE-PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE: OCT. 4 — LONGWOOD UNIVERSITY Moderator: Elaine Quijano, CBS News • Both Tim Kaine and Mike Pence spent most of their time attacking each other’s running mate in an election where both
vice presidential candidates have been overshadowed by the top of the ticket. • Pence criticized Clinton for her use of a private email server during her tenure as Secretary of State, and Kaine responded by saying that she was cleared by “a Republican FBI director.” • A question was brought up about gun violence. Kaine talked about the 2007 Virginia Tech shooting during his time as governor. Pence then accused Democrats of “bad-mouthing” law enforcement after recent shootings of unarmed black Americans. • Kaine brought up Trump’s praise of Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying the Trump campaign has “shadowy connections with Pro-Putin forces.” Pence criticized the Obama administration’s “weak and reckless foreign policy,” and said it was the reason behind Russian aggression. • A question was then asked about the candidates’ faith. Kaine is Catholic and Pence has described himself as an evangelical Catholic. Kaine spoke about his faith and how it was hard for him to allow the death penalty in his state. Both candidates said they admired each others’ deep religious faith.
SECOND PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE: OCT. 9 — WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY Moderators: Martha Raddatz, ABC News and Anderson Cooper, CNN • Trump and Clinton did not shake
hands at the beginning of the night but did shake hands at the end. • This was soon after the 2005 “Access Hollywood” tape was released. Trump said he was “very embarrassed” by his comments and continued to call it “locker room talk.” Clinton said the tape shows “exactly who he is.” • Trump brought three Bill Clinton accusers – Paula Jones, Juanita Broaddrick and Kathleen Willey – to the debate after he held a press conference with them shortly before the debate. He also brought Kathy Shelton, who was raped at the age of 12 and whose rapist was represented by Clinton. • Clinton demanded an apology from Trump over his involvement in the birther movement, which included Trump’s accusations that President Barack Obama was born in Kenya and not in Hawaii. Trump then accused Clinton’s 2008 presidential campaign of starting the birther movement, which Clinton denied. • Trump shocked the audience when he said that, as president, he would hire a special prosecutor to look into Clinton’s emails.
THIRD PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE: OCT. 19 — UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA Moderator: Chris Wallace, Fox News • The candidates did not shake hands before or after the debate. • Trump was asked if he would accept the
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results of the election and he responded by saying, “I will look at it at the time.” • Wallace brought up a study about the candidate’s economic plans that said both of their plans would increase the national debt. Both candidates denied those claims. • When asked about the Supreme Court, Clinton said she wanted the court to “represent all of us,” and cited the importance of marriage equality and abortion rights. Trump said that Clinton would attempt to lessen the courts adherence to the Second Amendment. • Trump talked about his immigration policy and said that the heroin epidemic is due to a lack of border security — “we have some bad hombres,” he said. Clinton called Trump a hypocrite and talked about his use of illegal immigrants to build his properties. • Wallace then brought up a paid speech released by WikiLeaks in which Clinton said she dreamed of “open trade and open borders.” Clinton responded by saying she was talking about energy. • Clinton pivoted from the WikiLeaks dumps and said Putin had a “clear favorite” in the race. Clinton then said that Putin would rather have “a puppet as president of the United States” and Trump responded by saying “you’re the puppet.” Contact Max Lewis with any questions or concerns at lmaxwell2@bsu.edu.
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Third-party candidates might not be the better choice NICK SIANO is a junior telecommunications and journalism major and writes “Nick and Tired” for the Daily News. His views do not necessarily agree with those of the newspaper. Write to Nick at ncsiano@bsu.edu.
We owe Bernie Sanders for getting young people fired up about politics. But in the end, he didn’t win the Democratic nomination. What does this mean for Sanders supporters come Tuesday? Some are siding with Hillary Clinton, at the behest of Sanders. Others felt angered that Sanders, in their words, sold out to the establishment. These voters have been backing thirdparty candidates Jill Stein and Gary Johnson. Much of the traction tertiary candidates have is due to protest voting. That’s people fed up with the choice of mainstream candidates voting for a fringe candidate. A third-party vote does nothing but eat away at the bases of the two major parties. Let’s take it back to 2000. Perhaps in high school you learned about Bush v. Gore, the Supreme Court case surrounding the Florida recount that election year. George W. Bush was named winner of the state by only a few hundred votes. Though Florida granted a recount for Al Gore, this
was later ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court, and the recounts were abandoned.
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If you align with these parties, keep that in mind for local elections. Those will have a much more direct influence on your life. A third-party vote on this large a scale isn’t making a point — it’s spoiling the inevitable, without affecting policy afterward.” Ralph Nader was a popular thirdparty candidate then. He won 97,421 votes in Florida, of which 45 percent said they would have voted for Gore had Nader not been on the ballot — enough to offset
the 27 percent of Nader votes that would have gone to Bush on top of his slim lead. This happened in 1912 as well, when Theodore Roosevelt formed the Progressive Party. He received nearly 28 percent of the popular vote after fracturing the Republican Party and giving Democratic nominee Woodrow Wilson a landslide victory. Johnson is no miracle for Sanders’ supporters. He is a staunch believer in the ruling of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, which opened the doors to massive donations from corporations and unions. His probusiness stance stands at odds with how both Sanders and Clinton are approaching student debt. Johnson would plan on leaving the financial stability of college students in the hands of the free market, as well as environmental issues and job creation. Stein is no better. She views the presidency as an end-all be-all, capable of dismissing all student debt. She also plans on putting
a moratorium on genetically modified organisms, despite GMOs posing no threat to health. This includes more than 90 percent of the corn and soybeans produced in the U.S., according to the Department of Agriculture. Not to mention, Stein, a physician, has pandered to the anti-vaccine movement, despite historical and scientific evidence that they are both safe and effective. She is stubbornly refusing to reform planks in light of scientific evidence, even in her area of expertise. If you align with these parties, keep that in mind for local elections. Those will have a much more direct influence on your life. A third-party vote on this large a scale isn’t making a point — it’s spoiling the inevitable, without affecting policy afterward. Politics isn’t about getting what you want. Compromise is key in every political move, even in the voting booth.
Unfavorable candidates promote third-party voting BEN BAKER is a sophomore journalism major and writes “The Baker’s Dozen” for the Daily News. His views do not necessarily agree with those of the newspaper. Write to Ben at btbaker@bsu.edu.
Life. Liberty. The pursuit of happiness. The protection of these inalienable rights listed in our Declaration of Independence is why I’m hopping on the third-party wagon. I didn’t come to this decision easily. Throughout my pre-voting years, I heard next to nothing about third parties. Whenever I heard or read anything regarding politics, it was always about either the donkeys or the elephants, the Republicans or the Democrats. Even at this time last year, I still wouldn’t have been able to say anything about the Libertarian Party. I was still stuck in the twoparty mode of political thinking. But I think it’s safe to say this election year has been unlike anything America has seen before. We’ve never seen two major party candidates with such high
unfavorability ratings. The most recent RealClearPolitics polls have Donald Trump at a 59 percent unapproval rating and Hillary Clinton at 52.3 percent. With these statistics in mind, shouldn’t we want to vote for a president instead of against one? That is the point Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson has repeatedly emphasized throughout his campaign. He even wrote an opinion column in The New York Times after the first presidential debate about this topic. Johnson wrote, “Americans want to be able to choose a president who is capable of reason, of learning from failures, and of telling them the truth, even when it hurts.” That’s exactly what I want, too, which is why I’ll be voting yellow this election. However, many Americans are
saying, “Voting third party is a wasted vote! Johnson has no shot at winning, so why bother?” That statement isn’t completely wrong; his odds of victory are extremely slim.
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Vote with what you think is right for our nation in mind, because that’s all we can do in the end, right?” But in an age where people focus on “living in the moment,” I am voting third party for the future’s sake. According to Johnson’s website, if the Libertarians can get 5 percent of the nation’s popular vote, they will become the first third party to achieve “major party” status. This is important because that status
brings millions of federal dollars and nationwide ballot access. It will set a precedent for other third parties to build upon, which will lead to the inclusion of more ideas in American politics. That can only help our nation going forward, and it’s the idea I’m keeping in mind when I cast my ballot. So go ahead. Laugh at me. Tell me my third-party vote is a wasted one. But America is a nation where the people are still allowed to vote their consciences. And my conscience is telling me to jump on the third-party bus. I encourage all who read this to consider doing the same. Vote with what you think is right for our nation in mind, because that’s all we can do in the end, right?
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Not all students interested in election Lack of knowledge, focus on school cited as reasons for not participating Patrick Calvert Political Reporter There are less than two weeks until the election, and some students at Ball State are getting out to vote early or are planning to vote on Election Day Tuesday. Millennials account for around 25.5 percent of those age-eligible to vote today, but less than half of young people overall are registered to vote, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. And although the number of millennials voting in presidential elections dropped in 2012, this year, some polls are suggesting the millennial vote could be a defining factor in the 2016 presidential election. But even though the presidential race is arguably the most popular election in the country, there are still students who are choosing not to vote.
Tristen McLean, a sophomore physics and exercise science major, said he isn’t voting because he doesn’t know much about the candidates. “Honestly, I don’t know too much about either of the candidates and I just hear that neither of them are that favorable for the nation as a whole,” McLean said. “So that’s the main reason why I’m not going to [vote].” McLean also said he hasn’t been too interested in learning about the candidates and voting because he is “so focused on school.” “I think it’s OK [not to vote],” he said. “It’s people’s choice to do so or not to, and everybody has a right to both of those options, so I’m just using my right not to.” Also busy with schoolwork, sophomore meteorology major Sean Curran said he isn’t voting because he hasn’t had the time to look enough into any of the candidate’s policies. “If I don’t know the policies and which [ones] I believe would fit best,
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“If I don’t know the policies and which [ones] I believe would fit best, then I think it would be fine to not vote.” — Sean Curran, sophomore meterology major
then I think it would be fine to not vote,” Curran said. However, Curran said he doesn’t agree with people who vote “just because their family supports that candidate.” “Sending in a blind vote is kind of against what I believe,” Curran said. “You should be informed.” Maggie Mayer, a freshman undecided major, said she has things she doesn’t like about both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. Mayer said she doesn’t care for the third-party candidates, either. “[Trump] is racist and sexist and he’s not the kind of person I would want anyone to look up to as the ideal
person,” Mayer said. “[Clinton] seems to act like she can do no wrong and that she’s the ideal person and that makes me mad.” Mayer also said she is “extremely disappointed” in the choices for the candidates and said she may not vote because of the “limited options.” After hearing about the recent presidential debates and finding that she wasn’t impressed with the candidates, Gabby Gervasio, a junior music education major, said she isn’t voting in this election because the candidates are “not appealing.” “I haven’t put that much thought into it since the debates,” she said. “They come out and they talk about all these things that they want to do and the things they have done, but then it’s questionable on how much they will actually make a change.” Contact Patrick Calvert with any questions or concerns at pcalvert@bsu.edu.
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