On your mark, get set, wait, who should I vote for?
Candidates for the Presidential election for 2008 are campaigning now, but do students know who they are voting for?
Joe Tidwell, sophomore sociology major, is ready to vote.
“I am voting for Obama, because I can relate to him,” said Tidwell. Tidwell was raised in a single-parent home just as Obama was.
Tidwell feels he can rely on a man who was in his position and who will help with the issue of low-income single-parent households.
In a survey conducted on Eastern’s campus last month, students voted Barack Obama to be our next president of the United States if the elections were today.
Out of 100 students, 48 of them voted for Obama. Hilary was right behind him with 23 votes.
Obama is a United States Senator of Illinois. He is among eight candidates running in the Democrat party for the Presidential election.
Other Democrat candidates are Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, Bill Richardson, Joe Biden, Chris Dodd, Dennis Kucnich, and Mike Gravel.
Republican candidates are Rudy Giuliani, Fred Thompson, John McClain, Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, Ron Paul, Duncan Hunter, and Tom Tancredo.
Daniel Lettiere, freshmen, believes Hillary Clinton would
make a good president.
She would vote for Clinton because according her, Bill Clinton did a good job and he would be involved in her life as president. She also believes he would support her and make good decisions.
To find out which candidate to vote for, review their responses on issues
such as war and peace, crime, tax reform, education, healthcare, and
homeland security.
Illinois will host primary voting on Feb. 5, 2008.
During the primary, citizens vote directly for a primary candidate from
their party.
In order to vote, you must be a U.S. Citizen, must be at least 18 years of age by Election Day, and must have been a resident of the district at least 30 days prior to Election Day.
If you have not registered to vote, you can register now at the Student Activities Center located across from Copy Express in the Martin Luther King Jr. Union. You will need a driver’s license or state ID.
To learn more about voting and candidates in Illinois,
visit www.elections.il.gov.
