Wadsworth High School
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November 2012
The
1870 - 2012 Wadsworth City Schools: “Celebrating 141 years of Excellence in Education”
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Election results Volume XXXIVIII No. 2
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failed Issue 1
Constitutional Convention: Voters overwhelmingly decided against a decision to form a committee to revise the Ohio State Constitution. The issue is required to be put on the ballot once every twenty years, and Ohio voters have not approved it since 1912.
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Issue 2
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“Forward!” signs, imprinted with Obama’s campaign slogan, reflect the public’s decision to re-elect Barack Obama for president.
Obama surges polls for win over Romney By carly cundiff and stephanie herron
On Nov. 6, the people of this nation had an important decision to make: who will lead the country for the next four years? This election was surprisingly close, but ultimately decisive in awarding the victory to Barack Obama. He will continue his presidency for the next four years. This election pitted the current Democratic President and Vice President Barack Obama and Joe Biden against Republican Mitt Romney and his running mate Paul Ryan. Obama secured 332 electoral
votes and 50 percent of the popular vote, while Romney pulled 206 electoral votes and 48 percent of the popular vote. Florida’s 29 electoral votes were not included in this original count because the vote in that state was too close to call. In Florida, if the vote has a difference under one percent, a recount is automatically called. Obama finally pulled the state on Nov. 10, four days after the election with 50 percent to 49.1 percent, a difference of about 74,000 votes. Even if Romney had won Florida, it still would not have given him enough electoral votes to win the presidency.
What issues impacted students the most? Economy 15%
Deficit 36%
Health Care
17%
Foreign Policy Social Issues
9% 14%
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Going into the debates, Obama had the lead. After a poor performance at the first debate in Colorado, Romney’s poll numbers shot up. A solid performance in the following debates propelled the candidates to a virtual tie going into election day. An unexpected factor gave one candidate a small edge, however. Many undecided voters thought that Obama handled Hurricane Sandy better, giving Obama the slightest push over Romney on the eve of the election. Though the election was indeed closer than expected, it showed the confidence most Americans have placed in their president. “This means that most Americans think he did a good job in his first term,” said history teacher Mr. Knapp. Important elections also happened throughout the region. The senate race between Senator Sherrod Brown and State Treasurer Josh Mandel was very important to Ohio. In the end, Brown won with 67 percent of the votes. Important to the Ohio area was the race between two incumbents in the House of Representatives. Jim Renacci and Betty Sutton were both
members of the House until one of their seats was eliminated. The two ran a neck and neck race that finally resulted in Renacci’s victory, winning 52 percent of the vote. “Issues that are relevant to me are the most important. Like how the economy will be in the future so I can get a job,” said Emily Sims, 12. Students like Sims also had important views on the election, although many could not vote. In a survey of 150 students, 36 percent said that the most important issue in this election was the economy. On the national level, six out of ten voters said the economy was the most important issue to them in the election. Obama supported tax cuts for the middle class and a tax on the rich, while Romney supported small businesses. Social Issues, such as gay rights and views on abortion, also influenced which candidate the students supported. With the fluctuation of power in the polls and missteps along the way, the presidential decision was almost impossible to predict. Only time will tell if America made the right choice. The election of 2012 is one for the history books.
vs. FOOTBALL A poll of 69 students showed 72% believe the economy was the deciding issueBASKETBALL for Reporters debate most popular sport the presidential race. Other was second with 14% and the war in Iraq followed with 10% of the votes. Foreign policy received 3% and health care was last with 1%. – page
Congressional Districts: Ohioans rejected a proposal to change the way Ohio draws state and congressional district lines. Voters said the complexity of the plan, and a hard charging effort by Republicans to highlight what they saw as significant flaws in the measure, led to its downfall. The issue was turned down by 63 percent of the vote.
passed Issue 6 EMS Tax Renewal: Wadsworth voters overwhelmingly approved a 2.3 mill, 5 year levy for the city’s Emergency Medical System. The levy will fund 80 percent of the program’s expenses as well as return around the clock service. The levy passed with 73 percent of the vote.
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Issue 23
Library Tax Benefit: Residents approved a 1 mill, 5-year additional levy for Ella M. Everhard Public Library for additional expenses. With the money, the library will be able to uphold its current staff and services without making major cuts. It passed with 55 percent.
Passed Issue 25
Benefit for Disabilities: A 1.9 mill, 6-year levy to support Northeast Ohio’s Department of Developmental Disabilities was approved in Medina County. The levy will permanently replace other levies. It passed with 63 percent of the vote.
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