Naomi Girson & Ember Duke | staff writer & layout editor With 19 votes in the Electoral College, Pennsylvania is expected to play a pivotal role in next week’s presidential election. Experts said it is hard to imagine a scenario where Pennsylvania – which has seen more visits by the top of the ticket than any other swing state this election season – does not … Continue reading It takes 270 to win!
Troy Smajda | staff columnist 1/21/2021 I jotted down the skeleton of this opinion piece with a little bit too much opinion on the night of Jan. 6, right after Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri gave his speech on the Senate floor (nearly at midnight by that point) objecting to the counting of legal electoral votes. I don’t consider myself a political person, but the … Continue reading A word on a Missouri senator’s concerns about Pennsylvania
11/05/2020 Staff Editorial Since the ratification of the 12th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution in 1804, the electoral college has been in place as the official voting procedure to decide which presidential and vice presidential candidate will take office. While it has been in place for over two centuries, the system is convoluted and outdated in today’s political climate and should be abolished. When American … Continue reading The time has come to abolish the Electoral College
Alyse Kaminski | Staff Columnist 10/29/2020 With less than a week until the election, I can certainly say I have never been so anxious for a political event in all of my 21 years on this planet. I don’t think it would be a stretch to say this is the most nervous I have been for anything ever. There are a lot of factors contributing … Continue reading The electoral college threatens the future of America’s democracy
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