Special for The Western Carolina Journalist Donald Trump capped a long day of campaigning on Wednesday with a rally in Kinston, NC. The stop came on the heels of an appearance at the Trump International Hotel in Washington D.C. and a campaign stop in Charlotte. Trump’s speech took place on the Kinston Jetport tarmac, and featured […]
Students react to a heated second presidential debate
October 12, 2016 by
Around 60 students gathered on Sunday, Oct. 9, to watch and comment on the second presidential debate. The Student Democracy Coalition (SDC) and Last Minute Productions hosted the watch party. The audience in the WCU UC was vocal and cheered for every haymaker dropped on each candidate and it seemed the room was evenly split […]
Negativity, not positivity, influences 2016 voter turnout
October 4, 2016 by
Remember 2008? That year, a young Democrat was elected president after galvanizing voters around the positive ideas of “hope” and “change.” Negativity will be the main factor driving American voters to the polls this November. According to the analysis from website FiveThirtyEight, both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have the two lowest favorability ratings of […]
Iowa goes to caucus
January 31, 2016 by
On Feb. 1, Iowa voters officially kick off the election season with their caucus a week before New Hampshire has its primary on Feb. 9. Bing election blog predicts Donald Trump winning Iowa on the Republican side with nearly 40 percent of the vote and Hilary Clinton winning the Democratic primary with around 50 percent. This is close […]
