Libertarian Presidential Candidate and former U.S. Representative Bob Barr spoke today in town hall format at George Mason University. An intimate crowd listened intently in Student Union Building I’s Patriot Lounge to hear Barr highlight the positives of a third party choice and the high level of dissatisfaction that many Americans hold for the current […]

Posted on September 12th, 2008 by Christian Yingling
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The excitement was palpable at Van Dyke Park in Fairfax, Virginia this morning at a rally held by Republican Presidential and Vice Presidential Nominees John McCain and Sarah Palin. “I look forward to seeing the environment here because Northern Virginia is primarily always Democrat. It made me excited to know I’m not one of [only] […]

Posted on September 10th, 2008 by Christian Yingling
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Presidential Candidate Sen. John McCain and his running mate, Gov. Sarah Palin will be speaking to a crowd of thousands today at Van Dyck Park. Mason Votes is embedding a Live Feed of the event on the front page. You can also see a larger version of the live feed at the McCain campaign website. […]

Posted on September 10th, 2008 by Aram Zucker-Scharff
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Bob Barr, the Libertarian presidential candidate, will come to George Mason University this Friday, September 12. Sponsored by Student Media, Barr will speak in Student Union I’s Patriot Lounge (Lobby) at 4 p.m.

Posted on September 9th, 2008 by Christian Yingling
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George Mason University students gathered in the JC on Thursday night in order to watch John McCain accept the Republican party’s nomination for Presidential candidate. Mason Votes ran a live blog on the RNC with students commentators. Check it out!

Posted on September 4th, 2008 by Aram Zucker-Scharff
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Thursday, September 4, 2008 Democratic Vice Presidential Nominee Joe Biden spoke today at the George Mason University’s Prince William Campus’ Verizon Auditorium. Biden spoke this morning in Virginia Beach about national security but chose to hold this town hall meeting on the economy, bringing up issues such as crime, taxes, education and the price of […]

Posted on September 4th, 2008 by Christian Yingling
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Tonight, students are invited to watch Arizona Senator John McCain accept the presidential nomination of his party. Mason Votes is co-sponsoring a Republican National Convention watch party which begins at 8:30 p.m. and McCain’s acceptance speech is expected at 10 p.m. Mason Votes will feature video responses to the speech, live blogging from our Democratic […]

Posted on September 4th, 2008 by Christian Yingling
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President George Bush was in Washington to oversee the federal government’s response to Hurricane Gustav along the Gulf Coast. That did not stop the president, however, from speaking via satellite to the audience at the Republican National Convention, which is being held in the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Prior to introducing the […]

Posted on September 2nd, 2008 by Noah Martin
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In the aftermath of Obama’s rousing acceptance speech, the next big question on everyone’s mind is who will be McCain’s Vice Presidential pick. A number of candidates who were thought to be high in the running have said that they are not McCain’s pick and the press has been crossing names off the top of […]

Posted on August 29th, 2008 by Aram Zucker-Scharff
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George Mason University students gathered in the Johnson Center Atrium on August 28 to watch the final evening of the Democratic National Convention. The night culminated in Senator Barack Obama’s acceptance of the Democratic Nomination for President. Tim Kaine kicked off the night in Denver, CO followed by former Vice President Al Gore and his […]

Posted on August 28th, 2008 by Noah Martin
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