Caroline Vincent, Executive Editor@cvincentcourant One of the biggest faults of our democracy is people’s inability to criticize one of their own. Whether it be Democrat,
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NCHS students register to vote in the Connecticut primaries
Reilly O’Neill, Reporter @RONeillCourant Calling all seniors and juniors who will be turning 18 by November of 2016! Today at lunch the League of Women
Grading the Debates #1
Juan Pablo Rivera Garza Blogs Editor Presidential debates can make-or-break either candidate involved. Some past debates, such as the 1960 Presidential election (when a sweaty
Presidential Debate Preview I
Juan Pablo Rivera Garza
Blogs Editor
This coming Wednesday the first Presidential Debate will be held at the University of Denver. It focuses on domestic policy and it will be an extremely important event in the election. It is no secret that President Obama holds a significant lead against Governor Romney in both the popular vote and the electoral college. This is a make-or-break moment for both the Obama and Romney campaigns. Elections can easily be decided in one debate – Reagan’s 1980 victory has been credited to his superb debate performance against Carter – and both campaigns are very aware of this. Here are a couple of things each of the candidates needs to accomplish:
RNC 2012
Juan Pablo Rivera Garza
Blogs Editor
Even the torrential rains of Hurricane Issac could not prevent the GOP from holding their national convention, a successful one to boot. Party operatives set out to make a convention that both re-introduced Governor Mitt Romney to the American people, and buff out the ruff edges of his public image. On both these counts they succeeded, but was it enough?