2012 election

Watters: Gun control simply not issue this election

October 24, 2012

The American people seem to have an inability to embrace modernity. Particularly glaring is our inaction with regards to strict gun control legislation. The three presidential debates have come and gone...

Kearney: Snarky Obama trumps shallow Romney in third presidential debate

October 23, 2012

Considering his Ivy League education, his undeniable personal success in business and his service as the governor of Massachusetts, Mitt Romney is clearly not a dumb man. Indeed, it is his intelligence...

Watters: Lowered expectations after debate race to bottom

October 21, 2012

When Barack Obama and Mitt Romney took the stage last Tuesday at Hofstra University, I already had the sinking sensation that the debate wasn’t going to go the way that I had hoped. After all, in this...

Kearney: Students, your voter registration clock is ticking

October 15, 2012

With Election Day in three short weeks, the country is abuzz with discussion and debate about the presidential candidates. Yet possibly because of Northwestern’s location in a liberal district of a...

Watters: Electoral College predictions give this voter sense of lack of impact

October 15, 2012

If there’s anything I’ve realized as the coverage of the election has intensified in the last few weeks, it's that my vote isn’t really going to do that much toward determining the presidency. It’s...

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