CNN, NBC, CBS and FOX News have projected that President Obama has won California, Washington, Hawaii, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Oregon, New Mexico and Ohio. This confirms that President Obama has won the election. The only states that remain to be decided are Virginia, Florida, Nevada, Colorado and Alaska and the president is leading in three of the five states. President...
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Supporters of President Barack Obama gathered at the watch party at City Grocery on the Square on Tuesday night to watch the election results and cheered as President Obama was declared the winner after he was projected to win the state of Ohio. Jesse Kelley, a third-year law student, could not contain her enthusiasm. “I’m so excited,” she said. Kelley explained...
Various news sources have called New Hampshire for President Obama with 25 percent of the precincts reporting. The president is beating Gov. Romney 54 to 44 percent. Gov. Romney has been projected to win in Utah with 15 percent of the state's precincts reporting. He currently holds an 18 percent margin over President Obama. Currently, President Obama...
Various news organizations have called Mississippi's Senate seat. Roger Wicker will remain Mississippi's junior United States Senator with 14 percent of precincts reporting. Wicker is beating challenger Albert Gore 57 to 41 percent. District one's House seat has also been called. With 22 percent of precincts reporting incumbent Republican...
According to various news sources Gov. Romney has gained the support of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas, Tennessee, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Texas, Louisiana, Wyoming and Mississippi. President Obama has gained the support of New York, New Jersey and Michigan. He is also leading in seven of the nine battleground states. The current...
According to various news sources President Obama has won Vermont's four electoral votes with 0 percent of precincts reporting. Gov. Romney has won Kentucky's eight electoral votes with 15 percent of precincts reporting and Indiana's 11 electoral votes with eight percent of precincts reporting. Currently, Gov. Romney is leading in the polls in Virginia...
By Allison Brooks, Chandler LeDoyen and Jared Senseman After Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant sparked controversy by urging voters to show ID when they vote on Tuesday, Democrats in Lafayette County have been trying to get the word out that there is no law requiring an ID to vote in Mississippi. Mississippi's voter ID law is still pending approval from the...
The 2012 presidential election is less than a week away, and the deciding factor could once again be the youth vote. Some students at Ole Miss are aware of each candidate’s positions and strengths, but they are still in the process of deciding for whom they will vote, based on different aspects of the candidates’ platforms. Freshman theatre major Jasmine Hawkins,...
Hopefully, many of you watched this year’s series of presidential debates on television. I have not been able to catch all of them; however, I have seen the majority, including the vice presidential debate. One facet of every evening that caught my eye was the lack of civility the candidates had towards one another and towards the moderator. In the first debate,...
At former President Bill Clinton’s Clinton Global Initiative this past Tuesday, President Obama said, “Like that Good Samaritan on the road to Jericho, we can’t just pass by, indifferent. We’ve got to be moved by compassion. We’ve got to bind up the wounds.” And for the first time in a while, politicians weren’t placing a...
