Election 2008

Archive for February, 2008

Video Post: Organizers at Princeton

Thomas Jansen

Organizers at Princeton

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Super Tuesday: Princeton
Members of the Princeton community speak about voter turnout and their preparations for Super Tuesday.
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Video Post: Voters at Princeton

Thomas Jansen

Voters at Princeton

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Super Tuesday: Princeton
Princeton students speak about turnout, voter motivations and personal voting experiences.
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Photo Post: The many faces of Princeton voters

Carmela Aquino

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Princeton students await the results of primaries across the country on Super Tuesday night.

Photo Post from Columbia

Aaron Goodman

Voting

A poll worker shows a group of Students how the voting machines work.

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The DP finds Hillary…but not where we expected

Emily Schultheis

So after spending hours on Columbia’s campus, talking to students, roaming College Walk, and checking out the polling stations in Wein Hall, we had yet to see any substantial proof on campus that Hillary’s campaign actually exists here. After spending time talking to students, voters, and poll workers in Wein Hall, we saw someone wearing a Hillary button!

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The revolution will be televised. (Seriously, turn on your TV.)

Colin Kavanaugh

Okay. The DP has been on the campaign trail for the past few hours and we’ve seen some interesting developments.

At the primary Princeton polling station, there were a lot of very mixed views about voter turnout. At 400 voters by around 4 o’clock, the precinct was hardly representative of the nearly 1100 voters registered in the district. Speaking to the VP of the College Dems, it appeared that voter turnout was low, and not nearly as high as they were anticipating. During typical national elections the turnout, he said, was typically very high (around 500 by 4 PM).
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Photo Post: Scenes from Princeton Borough, District 1

Carmela Aquino

Get Out The Vote volunteers go door-to-door 2 hours before the polling stations close

Get Out The Vote volunteers go door-to-door 2 hours before the polling stations close

Red fliers such as this decorate the trees on Princeton’s campus

Red fliers such as this decorate the trees on Princeton’s campus, the only visible reminder of the NJ primary happening today

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The view from the polls

Emily Schultheis

Obama supporter outside of the polls at ColumbiaIt’s 7:15, and less than two hours remain before New York polls close and results start coming in. We’re inside Wein Hall, the polling place for Columbia and Barnard Universities and the surrounding neighborhoods.

About half a block down the street, Columbia senior David Ma is standing on the street, asking every person that passes by, “Have you voted yet?” He holds a large Obama sign and wears an Obama sticker.

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Video Post: Students phone bank for Obama at Columbia

Albert Sun

Students call voters to make sure they vote at Columbia

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Students phone bank for Obama at Columbia
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Where is Hillary?

Emily Schultheis

So far, we’ve seen phonebanking, posters, stickers, and a table for Obama. But where are the Students for Hillary? Where have they been all day?

At the polls, I spoke to Mollie Stein, a Barnard sophomore who had been campaigning for Hillary earlier today. She acknowledged the lack of visibility on campus, saying “there hasn’t been that much for Hillary — but just from talking to people, a lot of them are voting for her.” Stein said that from what she has seen, the election in New York “seems like it could go either way,” though she hopes Hillary wins because “she needs to win New York.”

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