Wednesday, November 4, 2020
Still Waiting
Students and professors predict election results Jennifer Maupin Rarely are the results of the presidential election not declared on election night, but 2020 is hardly a year of normality. The first round of polls closed at 6 p.m. CST and, as of midnight Wednesday, the American people do not have an outcome to the much anticipated election. Biden is leading but most battle-ground states are too close to call. Biochemistry major Brenden Determan said it definitely feels like ‘living through a
chapter of history.’ “The emotions surging through my mind range from being nervous to being patient,” Determan said. “We all know that someone has to be named the US President at the end of this election. It is just a matter of when that will happen because it will cause many to be very anxious of the outcome that is to follow. Student and professor predictions for when results will be final are all across the board. OSU freshman Charles Paulson predictics results will be final by Friday. History professor Jared Eberle said he has ‘no idea.’ “I told my student today because they asked and I said it’s 2020, I have given up trying to give up anything that is go-
ing to happen long ago because every time I’ve tried it’s been spectacularly wrong,” Eberle said. “I told them I’m going to go home, listen to records and go to bed. And we’ll see and who knows.” There is no doubt that this election will impact students at OSU and across the country. Engineering senior Nicole Koza said she hopes President Trump wins. “[Trump] has cut taxes and has been a proponent for American Manufacturing,” Koza said. “Additionally, I am from Houston where the local economy is largely affected by oil and gas. Biden has been very against oil and gas which would hurt Houston and my family is in the welding supply industry (largely affected by the oil and
gas industry) so that would hurt our business long term.” On the other side of the vote, agriculture communications major Allyson Eller said she is absolutely terrified for the results. “Although I am white and won’t lose much if Trump wins I am terrified for our future if he does,” Eller said. “I’m terrified for my friends. I am in such a state of shock that anyone can vote for a man who talks about minorities the way Trump does.” While Koza and Eller are supporting opposing candidates, they had one thing in common this election night. Both students are getting election updates between breaks from homework.
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Trump projected to win Oklahoma in 2020 election Ryan Novozinsky President Donald Trump is projected to win Oklahoma’s electoral votes for the 2020 presidential election, according to the Associated Press. The state had a recordbreaking number of mail-in ballots with 264,000 and early votes with 164,000. Thus far on election night, Oklahoma is one of a 12 states that Trump has been projected to win. Democratic candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden has won nine states so far. This story will be updated.
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