2016 Election
N.Y. Federation of College Republicans Revokes Recognition of Cornell Chapter Following Johnson Endorsement
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The club may be unable to operate normally or even retain its name, which could severely impact recruitment and funding.
The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/category/news/2016-election/page/6/)
The club may be unable to operate normally or even retain its name, which could severely impact recruitment and funding.
“Mr. Trump should not be the face of American conservatism,” the club’s statement reads, proceeding to call Johnson a “true conservative.”
“The Cornell Democrats strongly support Hillary Clinton and we will be working hard to elect her in November,” said Cornell Democrats President Kevin Kowalewski ’17.
Klarman, who gave $5,400 to Clinton’s campaign in June, said he plans to continue backing Clinton as the election approaches.
Looking ahead to the general election, club representatives voiced enthusiasm about the diversity of Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton’s platform, and warned of the abnormality and danger of a Donald Trump presidency.
Senior First Vice Chair Austin McLaughlin ’18 and First Vice Chair Irvin McCullough ’18 found the law and order theme problematic, citing concerns about the message’s racial undertones and hints of authoritarianism.
In April of 2013, Jacobs donated $133 million donation to the University to create Cornell’s Tech’s Joan and Irwin Jacobs Technion-Cornell Innovation Institute.
Donald Bazley, a volunteer for the Ithaca and Tompkins County for Bernie Sanders Campaign, said he was not surprised Sanders won Tompkins County, calling the Ithaca area an “an oasis of progressive political thought.”
“Although Trump has said some things I disagree with, so has Hillary Clinton,” Corn said. “Hillary Clinton lies through her teeth, puts down women and would be a horrible representation of this country.
“I actually think it might be playing less of a role — or a less clear role — this time than in the past,” he said.