An event reveals where the candidates truly stand on the issues and students indicate their preferences in advance of unprecedented primaries.
This Tuesday, April 19, New Yorkers will participate in two unprecedented presidential primaries. It is the first time since today鈥檚 presidential primary system was introduced in 1972 that New York鈥檚 Republican and Democratic primaries are highly competitive and pivotal.
At 糖心破解版, students are preparing for this important civic moment.
On Monday, April 11, the political science department hosted a popular Prep for the Primary. Five student presenters聽gave detailed descriptions of each candidate鈥檚 take on five key issues鈥攅ducation, immigration, racial justice, reproductive rights, and counter terrorism.聽The event, held in classroom on the Garden City campus, drew more an audience of than 100 undergraduates鈥攎any of whom will be voting for the first time in a presidential election.聽The goal was to help participants make informed decisions based on platforms rather than on the character attacks and antics that have dominated the headlines.
Following the presentation of each issue, audience members were invited to vote electronically on the candidate whose position they supported. In a poll at the end of the session, participants were asked to indicate which candidate they would vote for based on the platforms presented.聽The final results, consistent with polling of college students across the country, were as follows:
- Bernie Sanders 75%
- John Kasich 10%
- Hillary Clinton 7%
- Donald Trump 4%
- Ted Cruz 3%
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