2024 elections the most expensive and different political campaign approaches

Political campaigns are essential to inform voters what a candidate is running for. According to OpenSicrets this elections saw record sums of money spent on political campaigns and ballot measures nationwide. They estimate $ 20 billion of which about $16 billion went to influence federal elections and another $4.6 billion was raised by state candidates, party committees and ballot […]

Republicans and Democrats encourage voting on campus

They stand on two different sides of the same coin, but their message is the same: Get out and vote. Both Jackson County Democrats and Republicans are attempting to create enthusiasm around voting as election day is in 12 days and early voting is a seeing record number of voters. The Jackson County Democrats, represented […]

Election 2024: Short profiles of the candidates running for U.S. and N.C. House and Senate

Candidates for 11th U.S. Congressional District Caleb Rudow – D Caleb Rudow earned his bachelor’s in philosophy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2009 and his master’s in global policy from the University of Texas in Austin in 2017. He worked as a COVID-19 case investigator with Community Care of North […]

Elections 2020: Democratic party & candidates for the primary

Ruth Dahl, Nate Hadley, Hannah Fink & Sara Stanley contributed to the profiles. Democratic Party Platform   The Jackson County Democratic party’s mission is electing Democratic candidates to local, state and national offices that reflect the party’s values. Jackson county’s Democratic candidates reflect the national Democratic values with emphasis on certain issues such as living wages, the […]

Election watch party a big success

By: Ariel Rymer & Kane Rowell The election watch party held at the Cat’s Den hosted by the Department of Political Science and Public Affairs received a bigger turn out than expected. The party included live coverage of the election broadcasted on big screens, political bingo, political family feud, prizes, snacks and drinks. In the […]