According to a poll earlier this month, 61 percent of Americans oppose an auto bailout, 70 percent believe that a bailout would be unfair to taxpayers and another majority of those surveyed did not believe that the bailout would help the economy. Only 15 percent believe that bankruptcy in the auto industry would immediately affect […]

Posted on December 16th, 2008 by Aram Zucker-Scharff
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Some students who registered on campus at George Mason University were not allowed to cast a vote today. Freshman Katie Bredholt, 18, said she registered to vote on campus with a group of Obama supporters in early September. She was only allowed to vote provisionally today. Bredholt, whose permanent address is in Texas, said after […]

Posted on November 4th, 2008 by Rachael Dickson
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By Rashad Mulla Because of the increased responsibilities of recent presidents, the United States’ first leaders would not recognize today’s presidency, political scholar Joseph Pika said. Pika, co-author of “Politics of the Presidency,” spoke live via video conference to students from Denver University, Pace University in Manhattan and George Mason University in Fairfax, Va. on […]

Posted on November 3rd, 2008 by Aram Zucker-Scharff
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By Keeley Peters Janette Muir, a professor at George Mason University, teaches an enthusiastic group of New Century College students about the ins and outs of political campaigning. She strives to educate her students about pressing election issues and encourages them to educate others by reaching out to undecided voters in the area. “I came […]

Posted on November 3rd, 2008 by Aram Zucker-Scharff
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By Rashad Mulla Negative presidential campaign advertisements are effective in forming and changing public opinion, according to Thom Mozloom, founder and owner of The M Network, a professional media planning and branding agency. Broadcast live via video conference from Washington, D.C., Mozloom spoke to college students from the University of Denver, Pace University in Manhattan […]

Posted on November 2nd, 2008 by Aram Zucker-Scharff
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By Katherine Libby In the weeks leading up to the election, the number of presidential television ad campaigns has soared to an unprecedented level, irritating many young voters. The Associated Press, surveying approximately 1,000 undecided voters, reported that 60 percent said television advertisements did not sway them one way or another. A third of those […]

Posted on November 2nd, 2008 by Aram Zucker-Scharff
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Today, Hillary Clinton spoke at George Mason University’s Fairfax campus. Virginia is a battle ground state and both campuses are fighting hard for the 13 electoral votes it has to offer. Supporters were out in large numbers standing in lines that extended from the North Plaza to Enterprise and circling outside the northern portion of […]

Posted on November 2nd, 2008 by Christian Yingling
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I don’t just mean the Election, but the end of eight years of half-bright leadership and the social movements that allowed a near-incompetent like George W. Bush to become President of the United States. While W. fumbled his way through the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, destroying the national surplus, beating the economy like a rented […]

Posted on November 2nd, 2008 by Lars Laing-Peterson
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I was never passionate about politics until this election. Until this year, I could have cared less about who was President. And then, one day about six or seven months ago, I happened to pick the elliptical trainer in front of a TV broadcasting MSNBC. Some guy was speaking in front of a crowd, but […]

Posted on November 2nd, 2008 by Tierney Kain
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This week the Office of Student Media at George Mason University released the latest issue of VoxPop magazine, titled Voice. Check out Voice with Mason Votes’ online reader or pick up a free copy today from the Broadside office in SUB1. Voice looks at what Mason has been doing this election season, what students and […]

Posted on October 29th, 2008 by Aram Zucker-Scharff
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