By Glenn Adams
News Editor
As President Barack Obama’s second presidential term approaches its conclusion, the nation prepares itself for the 2016 presidential election.
Council Rock High South has been conducting a mock election among students and even informing the participants of the growing national topic.
Fifteen republicans and three democrats campaign and debate in order to win their party’s nomination.
The republican candidates include Jeb Bush, Ben Carson, Chris Christie, Ted Cruz, Carly Fiorina, Jim Gilmore, Lindsay Graham, Mike Huckabee, Bobby Jindal, John Kasich, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, George Pataki, Rick Santorum, and Donald Trump. The democratic candidates include Bernie Sanders, Martin O’Malley, and Hillary Clinton.
Even though presidential debates and interviews are already underway, the outcome of the primary elections is still uncertain. Many republican candidates have already dropped out and other potential candidates refuse to run, most likely in fear of the overwhelming odds of defeating the fifteen other republicans.
After strongly leading the Republican Party in support since his surprising announcement of his candidacy in July, Trump receives intense competition from Carson. Recent polls show that 27% of republican primary voters support Trump, while 21% of the party supports Carson.
Even though this 6% gap is considerably large, the fact that the third place Republican candidate, Cruz, trails behind with only 9% of the supporters shows that Carson is most likely candidate to surpass Trump.
Many voters support Trump because they believe that his strong financial background as CEO of Trump Real Estate will assist him in finding ways to strengthen the U.S. economy and even lower the national debt. However, Trump’s views on immigration both attract and turn away voters. Trump believes that illegal immigration is a growing problem in the U.S. and wants to combat it by constructing a wall across our southern border.
Supporters of this plan claim that this is the best way to prevent illegal immigration, but most criticize the idea for its likelihood of costing billions of dollars and straining our relations with Mexico. The dislike of this and several others of Trump’s plans has resulted in an increasing support for Carson, who has similar ideas that are often viewed as less dramatic.
Meanwhile, most of the Democratic Party’s support goes to Clinton, who is leading in all recent polls. Her past experience as the First Lady of the United States, a Senator from New York, and the Secretary of State, makes Clinton a strong choice for the nomination.
Sanders does show signs of increasing popularity among voters. This shift may be due to recent light on what news channels are calling “Hillary Clinton’s email scandal”.
While there is still plenty of time for sudden changes in polls, past elections have shown that it is unlikely for candidates trailing far behind second place to receive their party’s nomination. However, with an election with fifteen republicans is rare and unpredictable. All that is certain is that President Obama’s term will soon come to an end and a new era will soon begin.
News Editor
As President Barack Obama’s second presidential term approaches its conclusion, the nation prepares itself for the 2016 presidential election.
Council Rock High South has been conducting a mock election among students and even informing the participants of the growing national topic.
Fifteen republicans and three democrats campaign and debate in order to win their party’s nomination.
The republican candidates include Jeb Bush, Ben Carson, Chris Christie, Ted Cruz, Carly Fiorina, Jim Gilmore, Lindsay Graham, Mike Huckabee, Bobby Jindal, John Kasich, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, George Pataki, Rick Santorum, and Donald Trump. The democratic candidates include Bernie Sanders, Martin O’Malley, and Hillary Clinton.
Even though presidential debates and interviews are already underway, the outcome of the primary elections is still uncertain. Many republican candidates have already dropped out and other potential candidates refuse to run, most likely in fear of the overwhelming odds of defeating the fifteen other republicans.
After strongly leading the Republican Party in support since his surprising announcement of his candidacy in July, Trump receives intense competition from Carson. Recent polls show that 27% of republican primary voters support Trump, while 21% of the party supports Carson.
Even though this 6% gap is considerably large, the fact that the third place Republican candidate, Cruz, trails behind with only 9% of the supporters shows that Carson is most likely candidate to surpass Trump.
Many voters support Trump because they believe that his strong financial background as CEO of Trump Real Estate will assist him in finding ways to strengthen the U.S. economy and even lower the national debt. However, Trump’s views on immigration both attract and turn away voters. Trump believes that illegal immigration is a growing problem in the U.S. and wants to combat it by constructing a wall across our southern border.
Supporters of this plan claim that this is the best way to prevent illegal immigration, but most criticize the idea for its likelihood of costing billions of dollars and straining our relations with Mexico. The dislike of this and several others of Trump’s plans has resulted in an increasing support for Carson, who has similar ideas that are often viewed as less dramatic.
Meanwhile, most of the Democratic Party’s support goes to Clinton, who is leading in all recent polls. Her past experience as the First Lady of the United States, a Senator from New York, and the Secretary of State, makes Clinton a strong choice for the nomination.
Sanders does show signs of increasing popularity among voters. This shift may be due to recent light on what news channels are calling “Hillary Clinton’s email scandal”.
While there is still plenty of time for sudden changes in polls, past elections have shown that it is unlikely for candidates trailing far behind second place to receive their party’s nomination. However, with an election with fifteen republicans is rare and unpredictable. All that is certain is that President Obama’s term will soon come to an end and a new era will soon begin.