The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/2016-election/page/5/)
Prof. Elizabeth Sanders, government, discusses factors that have led to Trump’s emergence as the leading candidate of the G.O.P. primaries. Prof. Sanders labels Trump a demagogue reminiscent of George Wallace.
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With an open mind and two sides of the story, you’re bound to learn something new. Welcome to the zoo! This is a blog where both the Republican and Democratic
viewpoints are represented. The blog is not meant to sway you either way necessarily, just present both sides of the story. You may not agree with the whole article, but hey, you’re likely to agree with half!
I’m baffled. I’m appalled. I hope the majority of Americans are as well. Last Friday evening, a rally that Donald Trump scheduled in Chicago was canceled and tensions between protesters and his supporters reached incredible new heights. As expected, the newscasters began asking, “Was Trump to blame for the violence we were seeing?”
Of course.
“We all care about improving people’s lives; that should always be our focus,” he said. “I will use my voice to influence all Republican candidates at all levels to focus on issues and positive solutions for all Americans.”
What a race it’s been for both parties. Ted Cruz won Iowa with 27.6 percent of all votes. According to the CNN entrance poll, 34 percent of self-identified evangelicals voted for Cruz, 22 percent voted for Trump and 21 percent voted for Rubio. Donald Trump won New Hampshire with 35.3 percent of all votes. CNN’s exit poll shows that 27 percent of self-identified evangelicals voted for Trump, 23 percent voted for Cruz and 13 percent voted for Rubio.
While student leaders in Cornell Democrats and Cornell Republicans said they were not surprised by the results of the New Hampshire primaries on Tuesday, the parties agreed that the outcomes reveal “drastic changes to the electorate.”