2008 Woodie Awards
Super Tuesday
Erica Arvizu
Issue date: 2/12/08 Section: News
California, along with 23 other states, held primary elections or caucuses on Feb. 5 in the biggest "Super Tuesday" to date.
California yielded the majority of its votes and delegates to Democratic Sen. Hillary Clinton and Republican Sen. John McCain. The tally as of Feb. 6 showed that McCain received the bulk of the states and delegates, approximately 720. After Tuesday's results, McCain is the clear leader for the nomination at the Republican Party National Convention on Sep. 1.
"I think we must get used to the idea that we are the Republican Party front-runner for the nomination of president of the United States," McCain said at his victory speech Tuesday night. "And I really don't mind it one bit."
The race did not have such a clear leader for the Democratic Party. While Clinton took the majority of delegates in high-impact states like California and New York, Sen. Barack Obama won the most states. So far, the race is neck-and-neck with Clinton's total delegate tally this year at 834 and Obama with 838.
Along with the primary elections, Californians voted on seven ballot initiatives on Tuesday. Proposition 92 was one of them. This would have lowered California's Community College tuition to $15 per unit and separated them from the K-12 budget system that they are currently lumped into. It did not pass, receiving only 43.1% of the vote. Props 91 and 93 also failed, but the heavily advertised Indian gaming propositions, 94 through 97, passed.
Students on the Mesa campus seemed to be more excited about Super Bowl Sunday and "Fat Tuesday" than they did about this year's primaries.
"Super Tuesday?" said Mesa student Jennifer Oh. "You mean Fat Tuesday?"
Many students that did take the time to vote could have used some information about the seven propositions they voted on, prior to entering the polling stations. The Associated Student Government planned on having a "Voter Education Day" at the beginning of this semester, but said that the idea never got off the ground. And with the confusing political jargon that the propositions are written in, students could have used a little help.
California yielded the majority of its votes and delegates to Democratic Sen. Hillary Clinton and Republican Sen. John McCain. The tally as of Feb. 6 showed that McCain received the bulk of the states and delegates, approximately 720. After Tuesday's results, McCain is the clear leader for the nomination at the Republican Party National Convention on Sep. 1.
"I think we must get used to the idea that we are the Republican Party front-runner for the nomination of president of the United States," McCain said at his victory speech Tuesday night. "And I really don't mind it one bit."
The race did not have such a clear leader for the Democratic Party. While Clinton took the majority of delegates in high-impact states like California and New York, Sen. Barack Obama won the most states. So far, the race is neck-and-neck with Clinton's total delegate tally this year at 834 and Obama with 838.
Along with the primary elections, Californians voted on seven ballot initiatives on Tuesday. Proposition 92 was one of them. This would have lowered California's Community College tuition to $15 per unit and separated them from the K-12 budget system that they are currently lumped into. It did not pass, receiving only 43.1% of the vote. Props 91 and 93 also failed, but the heavily advertised Indian gaming propositions, 94 through 97, passed.
Students on the Mesa campus seemed to be more excited about Super Bowl Sunday and "Fat Tuesday" than they did about this year's primaries.
"Super Tuesday?" said Mesa student Jennifer Oh. "You mean Fat Tuesday?"
Many students that did take the time to vote could have used some information about the seven propositions they voted on, prior to entering the polling stations. The Associated Student Government planned on having a "Voter Education Day" at the beginning of this semester, but said that the idea never got off the ground. And with the confusing political jargon that the propositions are written in, students could have used a little help.
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