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Drexel Republicans, Democrats appeal to independent voters
Cameron Birch
Issue date: 10/31/08 Section: Features
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Sean Miller, president of the Drexel Democrats, and Mike Hess, chairman of the Drexel College Republicans, shared their thoughts on getting students to the polling place and supported their views on what direction the United States has to take.
Both student leaders initially brought the sights of independent voters to the current state of the economy.
"You have to see what has happened to America over the past eight years," Miller said. "[We have] two wars and a full recession."
Hess said the most important issue, especially with independent voters, is the economy.
Miller and Hess of course diverged when it came to their preference of candidates. Hess supports Sen. John McCain while Miller favors Sen. Barack Obama.
"[We] need the guidance Barack Obama will give us," Miller said. "[He has] the strength and consistency America needs."
Miller said that he feels Obama has the leadership to get America back out of the recession and, eventually, capture the Al-Qaeda terrorist Osama Bin Laden.
Hess discussed specific policy on the economy.
He looked at the nation's history and said, "If you follow the economic policies of the Republicans … [times with a] less government controlled economy ... have prospered." He went on to support less taxation and say that, "countries with greater government control [of the] economy have gone into recessions [presently]."
Relevant to college students, Hess mentioned tuition costs.
"[Democrats] think tuition costs are too high, their solution is government subsidies … they are taking money from the taxpayers to pay the taxpayers," Hess said.
Hess said that if you let the system regulate itself, in place of subsidies, "you are going to have a system that works."
After going on to say that Obama would, "end the war in Iraq effectively," Miller talked about the best ways to portray his group's message to undecided voters.
"The best way to get to independents is through one-on-one contacts," Miller said, after reiterating that there have already been many informative debates and political commercials.
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