Current Events Activity 4.1
Grace Schmidhauser
Clinton and Sanders came extremely close in the Iowa Caucuses, with Clinton getting 49.9 percent of the Iowa votes and Sanders getting 49.6 percent. Gov. Martin O’Malley of Maryland officially dropped out of the democratic race after getting only .6% of the votes. The close vote between Sanders and Clinton means that Mrs. Clinton and Mr. Sanders are probably going to split Iowa’s share of delegates to the Democratic convention, and Sanders was able to argue that the Iowa result was a virtual tie. This makes a big political statement to the media and the Clintons, proving that Bernie is a strong candidate who has a much better chance at being nominated then previously thought. The next big caucus is in New Hampshire, and there's a lot of debate over who is going to win there. The results will make quite a statement either way. I believe Sanders will continue to strengthen his campaign and gain more votes, as he's getting so much more attention in the media and the political community now. Citizens trust him, which subsequently leads to votes.
On the Republican side, Ted Cruz won the caucus with 27.6% of the votes. Trump was second with 24.3% of the votes, and Rubio placed third with 23.1%. This loss for Trump is a big deal, and could most definitely be an indicator of his impact wearing off and his impending failure. As we get closer to the elections, voters might be thinking more rationally and might be beginning to recognize Trump's limited experience and radical and often irrational ideals. It also says something about the power of religion, especially Christianity, in the United States (especially with Republican voters). Ted Cruz is supported by tons of evangelical Christians and has centered his campaign around religion and Christian morals, while Trump has not focused his campaign around religion really at all.
Grace Schmidhauser
Clinton and Sanders came extremely close in the Iowa Caucuses, with Clinton getting 49.9 percent of the Iowa votes and Sanders getting 49.6 percent. Gov. Martin O’Malley of Maryland officially dropped out of the democratic race after getting only .6% of the votes. The close vote between Sanders and Clinton means that Mrs. Clinton and Mr. Sanders are probably going to split Iowa’s share of delegates to the Democratic convention, and Sanders was able to argue that the Iowa result was a virtual tie. This makes a big political statement to the media and the Clintons, proving that Bernie is a strong candidate who has a much better chance at being nominated then previously thought. The next big caucus is in New Hampshire, and there's a lot of debate over who is going to win there. The results will make quite a statement either way. I believe Sanders will continue to strengthen his campaign and gain more votes, as he's getting so much more attention in the media and the political community now. Citizens trust him, which subsequently leads to votes.
On the Republican side, Ted Cruz won the caucus with 27.6% of the votes. Trump was second with 24.3% of the votes, and Rubio placed third with 23.1%. This loss for Trump is a big deal, and could most definitely be an indicator of his impact wearing off and his impending failure. As we get closer to the elections, voters might be thinking more rationally and might be beginning to recognize Trump's limited experience and radical and often irrational ideals. It also says something about the power of religion, especially Christianity, in the United States (especially with Republican voters). Ted Cruz is supported by tons of evangelical Christians and has centered his campaign around religion and Christian morals, while Trump has not focused his campaign around religion really at all.
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