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Drexel sponsors Super Tuesday Watch Party
Stephanie Takach
Issue date: 2/8/08 Section: News
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The event was hosted by Drexel Votes 2008, the Drexel Democrats and the College Republicans.
Over 100 students turned out for the four-and-a-half hour event to engage in political discussions, participate in a political quiz and monitor the incoming primary results.
"I enjoyed that people came in with opinions and knowledge," Scott Knowles, assistant professor of History and Politics, said. "My observation overall was that the level of knowledge [at the event] was high."
Sean Miller, president of the Drexel Democrats, said that he was really impressed with how much students want to learn and how interested they are.
"I like to hear the opinions of my peers and see that they are taking initiative," Avalon Mehta, a pre-junior biology major attending the event, said.
Super Tuesday included 21 Republican primaries and 23 Democratic primaries.
According to the Associated Press, Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton had 1,045 delegates overall to 960 for Obama. It takes 2,025 delegates to win the nomination this summer at the Democratic National Convention in Denver.
Senator John McCain has won more delegates than all of his rivals, Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee, combined. He has won nearly 60 percent of the delegates needed to win the nomination and has become the Republican front-runner after Super Tuesday.
"The whole debate on the Republican side was who would be the spoiler. It turns out that Mike Huckabee was more competitive that Mitt Romney," William Mulgrew, former chairman of the College Republicans, said.
Some of the most motivated student supporters were for Republican candidates, according to Knowles.
Paul failed to win any states in the primary, but placed second in Montana.
The results of the Super Tuesday primaries had a positive impact for the upcoming Pennsylvania primary on April 22 for the Democratic side.
"Although it is possible for one of the candidates [Clinton or Obama] to score a knockout from Ohio or Texas, it is likely that the Pennsylvania primary will be critical and the media attention will be very high here in April," Knowles said.
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