Election Coverage-The President

Today is Election Day and people of all ages over the age of 18 are arriving at their assigned polling stations/places and casting their votes for our future president. People are walking around campus with their ‘I Voted’ stickers, and I asked a few people with and without those stickers who they voted for and why they voted for that candidate.

Tanisha Holt, a sophomore from Baltimore, Md said that she voted for Obama. She sent in her absentee ballot recently and voted strictly Democrat. When asked what her main motivation was for voting for Obama (skin color, ideals, and party) she said that his ideals and policies were her main motivation.

Eugene Younger, a local senior from Cumberland, Md said that he is a Democrat and he voted for Obama early this morning. When asked about his opinions of the election, he said he felt that Obama was the clear choice. Younger said that after watching the presidential debates, he felt that Obama was telling the truth and actually cared about the outcome of our nation opposed to Romney who lied multiple times and made himself seem more important than what he actually is. He also said that he believes in Obama's ideals and policies as well.

Jena Smith, a junior from Hagerstown, Md on the other hand did not vote. She said that she did not have the time to register but that she also did not feel like either candidate were truthful to the public. Even though Smith did not trust either candidate, she said that if she would have voted it would have been Romney. When asked why, she said that “Obama hasn’t done any good over the last few years and I don’t see why he should be elected for another 4.”