Primary concerns: College groups fight to increase voter support
By Irene Manahan
Posted: 1/31/08, 2:00 AM EST Section: News
The mixture of distinct presidential personalities has helped spawn new levels of interest. The College Republicans and Democrats are not publicly supporting any one contender during this primary period, but instead support all the candidates who are running in their party.
"We have so many diverse and strong candidates that makes this whole election year exciting," DiPlacido said about ground-breaking Democratic candidates Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and Bill Richardson, who has backed out of the race.
But a majority of members from the College Democrats and Republicans at SU have heavily supported their own New York state leaders.
Some of the College Democrats, in collaboration with the Citrus Political Action Committee, have worked to support Clinton, while many members of the College Republicans supported Giuliani.
Others support the Barack Obama, Mitt Romney and John McCain campaigns.
"We are not endorsing any particular candidate as a group," said Napolitano, who is also a columnist for The Daily Orange. "As a part of our policy, we don't back up any one Republican presidential candidate, no matter how consolidated we might be for them."
The College Republicans and Democrats will continue with their efforts after the primaries have determined a nominee for each party, and they will continue to work with students before and after the New York state primaries on Super Tuesday.
Both organizations broadly took action in previous semesters registering students to vote, but have since assumed two separate paths to relay information about the candidates and elections.
The College Democrats is planning to host several Get Out the Vote events for Super Tuesday in order to inspire students to hit the polls. The night before Super Tuesday, or as DiPlacido called it, "Midnight Madness," the College Democrats will distribute election-related literature to registered Democrats on campus in their dorms. They also have plans to table in the Schine Student Center to provide information about the candidates and voting times and locations.
"We have so many diverse and strong candidates that makes this whole election year exciting," DiPlacido said about ground-breaking Democratic candidates Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and Bill Richardson, who has backed out of the race.
But a majority of members from the College Democrats and Republicans at SU have heavily supported their own New York state leaders.
Some of the College Democrats, in collaboration with the Citrus Political Action Committee, have worked to support Clinton, while many members of the College Republicans supported Giuliani.
Others support the Barack Obama, Mitt Romney and John McCain campaigns.
"We are not endorsing any particular candidate as a group," said Napolitano, who is also a columnist for The Daily Orange. "As a part of our policy, we don't back up any one Republican presidential candidate, no matter how consolidated we might be for them."
The College Republicans and Democrats will continue with their efforts after the primaries have determined a nominee for each party, and they will continue to work with students before and after the New York state primaries on Super Tuesday.
Both organizations broadly took action in previous semesters registering students to vote, but have since assumed two separate paths to relay information about the candidates and elections.
The College Democrats is planning to host several Get Out the Vote events for Super Tuesday in order to inspire students to hit the polls. The night before Super Tuesday, or as DiPlacido called it, "Midnight Madness," the College Democrats will distribute election-related literature to registered Democrats on campus in their dorms. They also have plans to table in the Schine Student Center to provide information about the candidates and voting times and locations.
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