Speakout: Students share opinions on primaries
By Luke Wright, Staff Writer
Josh Work, Copy Editor
Jaclyn Lipp, Staff Writer
Megan Krause, Campus Life writer
Jeremy Bookmyer, Assistant Copy Chief
Megan Helgeson, Assistant Campus Life Editor
March 4, 2008 | 6 a.m.
Speakeasy positioned itself in the heart of Baker University Center to gather students' feelings about the upcoming primary elections that will be waged on Tuesday, March 4, in Ohio between the remaining presidential hopefuls. While John McCain has the Republican race wrapped up, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are fiercely fighting for the Democratic nod, with Ohio and Texas being must-win states for the senator from New York.
Click through the pictures to see how other students feel about the candidates, the race and the issues that matter most to OU students. Each response is attributed to a specific question, so make sure you know which question is being answered.
Question 1: With such widespread forms of media from newspapers, television, online videos and images, presidential candidates go to great lengths to present themselves in the best light to the American public.
While students wrote their opinions on the Primary Speakout board in Baker Center, they were asked which candidates appeared most charismatic and appealing given the party debates, campaign ads and public footage that has flooded potential voters over the past few months.
Question 2: In light of the upcoming Ohio primaries, Speakeasy asked anyone wanting to voice his or her opinion to sound off on the candidates and the election.
Passersby in the Baker University Center were asked for whom they were voting and for what reasons. Responses ranged from policies to personality to campaign tactics.
Question 3: Many representatives for presidential candidates have stopped by OU to campaign
and to target the college-age demographic.
As students paused to read and figure out what the comments on the chalkboard were all about, they were asked about the issue that was most important to them as college students and what candidate best served their interests for that issue. Responses ranged from the war to government responsibility.
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