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TRUMP DEFIES POLLS IN BIG WIN Trump upsets Clinton, shocks nation, pulls win at eleventh hour

BY SEKAR KRISNAULI, BREANNE KOVATCH, AMANDA KAUFMAN DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

NEW YORK — A 2:33 a.m. announcement from the Associated Press declared Republican Donald Trump to be the President-elect of the United States.

Soon after the announcement, Trump took the stage at the Hilton New York Midtown Hotel. During his speech he said Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton called to tell him she conceded to him. He praised her for her hard work during the election.

“Hillary has worked very long and very hard over a long period of time, and we owe her a major debt of gratitude for her service to our country,” Trump said. “Now it’s time for America to bind the wounds of division ... to all Republicans and Democrats and Independents across this nation; I say it is time for us to come together as one united people.”

Trump said his experience as a businessman will allow him to help Americans achieve success.

“I’ve spent my entire life in business looking at the untapped potential in projects and people all over the world,” Trump said.

“Every single American will have the opportunity to realize his or her fullest potential.”

Trump concluded by encouraging Americans to continue the movement that started with the beginning of his campaign over a year ago.

“To be really historic, we have to do a great job, and I promise you I will not let you down. I look very much forward to being your president,” he said. “We’re going to get to work immediately for the American people, and we’re going to be doing a job and hopefully you will be so proud of your president. Thank you to Mike Pence.”

Before the AP announcement, Clinton’s campaign chair John Podesta spoke to the crowd at the Jacob K. Javits Convention

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President-elect Donald Trump raises his fist in the air as he exits the stage of a campaign rally in Manchester, New Hampshire Monday.

Center in New York, advising them to wait for the results from their homes.

“We are so proud of her,” Podesta said to the crowd gathered just over a mile away

from Trump’s election night event.

The Clinton campaign held an election night watch party Tuesday at the convention center in the hopes of celebrating a winning

result under a real glass ceiling.

Thousands of attendees without physical tickets retrieved prior to the event were not allowed to go inside the Javits Center and had to gather outside of the center beginning at approximately 6:30 p.m. A singular stage with a podium and a giant screen that was adjacent to the building aired CNN, MSNBC and CBS News for election predictions and announcements.

Most attendees, ranging from kids brought by their parents to college students to the elderly, dressed with ornaments such as buttons and pins in support of the Clinton campaign, since signs and large fliers were not allowed in the venue. A number of women also dressed to imitate Clinton’s signature pantsuit look.

Canadian-born Brian Hassett, 55, who became an American citizen when he got married, said he wanted to “be sure [he’s] surrounded by Democrats” during election night. Hassett wore 26 buttons that showed his support for Democratic candidates since the 1992 presidential election, and he said they represent “politics, democracy and governance.”

“I’ve heard [Republican] people insulting me,” Hassett, originally from Ontario, Canada, said at the watch party. “Somebody said ‘I hope to God you die.’ You did not hear that when Mitt Romney was the candidate or John McCain or George W. Bush.

I’ve never seen this … anger.”

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo spoke inside the Javits Center early in the night, and urged party attendees to maintain unity.

“We are Muslims, we are Christians, we are Jews and we are proud,” Cuomo said.

“We are one here in New York.”

Approximately 100 Trump supporters were concentrated on the corner of 55th St. and 6th Ave., a block away from the hotel where Trump gave his victory speech.

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Mass. passes marijuana legalization, rejects charter schools

BY ALYSSA MEYERS, TILL KAESLIN, ELLIE FRENCH, SHANNON LARSON DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Massachusetts residents on Tuesday voted on four tightly contested ballot questions; both Questions 1 and 2 were rejected and Questions 3 and 4 passed, while residents of the City of Boston voted to pass Question 5.

Question 2 Massachusetts Ballot Question 2, which would lift the cap on charter schools approved in the commonwealth, was re-

jected by more than 60 percent of voters, according to the Associated Press.

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker, who campaigned in favor of Question 2, responded to the decisive defeat of charter school expansion, saying he was proud of the campaign and his administration’s continuing dedication to public education.

“I am proud to have joined with thousands of parents, teachers and education reformers in a worthwhile campaign,” Baker said in a statement. “While Question 2 was not successful, the importance of that goal is unchanged.”

Tom Gosnell, president of the American Federation of Teachers Massachusetts,

celebrated the referendum result, and announced that the vote will help to ensure all students have access to the education and resources they need in order to thrive.

“Tonight it is time for us to celebrate the best public school system in the nation, one that we have spent hundreds of years building together,” Gosnell said in a release on Tuesday night. “Tonight we sent a loud and clear message — Massachusetts is the birthplace of public education and we will fight to defend it.”

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passed, with about 53 percent of voters casting their ballots to legalize recreational marijuana, according to the AP. The measure will legalize the use of marijuana for adults 21 years of age or older, with the goal to “remove the production of marijuana from the illicit market … by providing for a regulated and taxed distribution system,” according to the initiative petition.

Jim Borghesani, the spokesperson for YES on 4, the pro-marijuana legalization organization, said he was satisfied with the results.

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Clinton wins Mass., Boston, not enough to succeed TRUMP, FROM PAGE 1

Trump supporters were more enthusiastic and continuously cheered “USA, USA, USA,” “lock her up” and even “President Trump” before the AP announced Trump as the winner of the election. Most of the Trump supporters sported Trump campaign gear such as buttons, pins, Trump-Pence flags and the famous red “Make America Great Again” hats.

Bianca Tilbot, 23, of Perth, Australia, flew to the states just to support Trump in late October, she said, and since then has been campaigning for Trump across the country.

“I’m here to support Trump to witness this amazing election. In Australia we kind of face the same kind of problems as in the U.S. we just face them at a later date,” Tilbot said. “Trump is the kind of leader that Australia needs in the sense that he stands up to political correctness

and fights for the people who feel like they don’t have a voice.”

Massachusetts voters, on the other hand, cast their ballots overwhelmingly in favor of Clinton, with about 60.5 percent of the vote going to Clinton and only 33.8 percent going to Trump, according to the AP. Clinton claimed the vast majority of Boston voters as well, earning 81.7 percent of the votes to Trump’s 14.2 percent.

At the official Massachusetts Trump campaign election watch party in Newton, supporters voiced enthusiasm for the progression of Trump’s success in the Electoral College throughout the night.

Charlotte Ploss, 71, of Mission Hill, said Trump’s words have been taken out of context throughout the campaign and are incomparable to Clinton’s offenses.

“Here we have a woman who is taking money from our enemies and is being bought and paid for by the Arabs in the

Middle East, and we’re going to talk about Donald Trump saying the word ‘pussy?’” she said. “Are you kidding me? I don’t care if he cuts his wife’s liver open and puts it on the White House lawn. What I’m saying is you take it into context.”

Verna Khantzian, 64, of Arlington, said Clinton is “completely corrupt” and would have been detrimental to the country had she been elected.

“The lies and the scandals are immense and huge and she wants a globalist, open border economy and country and I’m totally against that,” she said.

The Clinton campaign Election Night party was held in the The Middle East Restaurant and Nightclub in Cambridge.

Clinton supporters questioned Trump’s ability to be president.

Clio Macrakis, 20, a student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, said America is embedded with divisiveness.

“This is really depressing that there are so many racist, sexist and xenophobic people in the world, especially in America right now,” he said.

Bibek Gurung, 25, of Dorchester, said Trump’s victory would bring “a big fallacy,” narrowing the three branches of government.

“He’ll have the Senate, he’ll have the House, he’ll have the Supreme Court; he’ll just implement anyone; he’ll instate any judge he wants,” he said. “With all three branches of government to a now Republican Party, that is increasingly extremist and falling to the right. I don’t think people like me will be safe here. This isn’t just a game, you know.”

Dave Sebastian and Alyssa Meyers contributed to this story.

“Not quite historical,” Mayor Walsh calls voter turnout

BY HALEY FRITZ AND DAVE SEBASTIAN DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

The polls have closed, the winner has been chosen and Boston voter turnout was “not quite historical yet.” By Tuesday night, over 3 million people had voted in Massachusetts, according to the Associated Press. Boston ended with 269,510 voters according, to the Boston Elections Department. Mayor Martin Walsh said voter turnout in the city surpassed that of the 2008 turnout, but it’s unclear if it will surpass 2012’s.

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton won in the Commonwealth’s 11 electoral votes with 61 percent of the vote, according to the AP. Of the total number of voters in Boston, 11.5 percent voted early from Oct. 24 to Nov. 4, according to a press release from Walsh’s office.

At a press conference Tuesday night at City Hall concerning Election Day and voter turnout, Walsh said the passing of Ballot Question 4 — the legalization of recreational marijuana — will require planning.

“We don’t have zoning regulations in place right now [for marijuana dispensaries] because of the statewide ballot [initiative],” Walsh said at the conference.

“We’re going to have a major problem … and the legislature is going to have to act at some point.”

Before Question 2 officially passed later in the night, Walsh said the initiative — which will allow the commonwealth to

approve the establishment of 12 new charter schools each year — would not pass in the City of Boston.

“I think an increase in charter schools would have a significant financial impact on the city, and on cities and towns around Massachusetts. It would potentially force us in the city of Boston … to have to look into shutting some of our schools down,” said Walsh.

During the 9:00 press conference, Walsh captured the thoughts of many voters as he described his feelings about the incoming election results at the time.

“There’s no surprises yet,” Walsh said.

“I think it’s playing out the way most people thought it would.”

What led voters in Boston and across the Bay State toward their choices? Reporters from The Daily Free Press interviewed voters at various Boston voting locations to find out.

City Hall Danielle Murphy, 29, of the Financial District, said she was confident in casting her vote for Libertarian Gary Johnson, despite the popular view that voting third party is a waste of a vote.

She said she was pleased with the simple polling process.

“I don’t enjoy the other two candidates, and I actually really like what Johnson stands for … I like how he’s trying to end a two-party system,” she said. “I couldn’t be happier with how City Plaza organized [the voting].”

Camellia Browne, 50, of Beacon Hill, said she is a registered independent, but ultimately decided to vote for Clinton.

As a dual citizen of the United States and the United Kingdom, Browne said the outcome of the election would determine what country she and her daughter choose to live in.

“I don’t like what Trump is standing for, don’t like it whatsoever,” Browne said.

“We’ll wake up tomorrow and see who’s president, and that’ll determine where we live.”

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People stand in line to vote at the Jackson/Mann K-8 School in Allston.

Anne Marie Garrity, 80, of Brighton said she felt confident in her vote for Clinton.

“I think she’s got courage to withstand all the propaganda that’s floating around

her, and she did admit she made a mistake with those stupid emails, but I pray to God she will do good because I think she has heart in caring for the country,” she said.

“Unfortunately, I don’t feel that way at alL about Trump.”

Adam Liderman, 27, of Allston said he voted for Jill Stein because of his dislike for both Clinton and Trump.

“I voted for Jill Stein because I didn’t want to vote for Donald or Hillary,” he said. “Neither of them have really acted in a way that’s earned my vote or is really what the country needs in any way.”

Liderman said he was most passionate about Question 4.

“I voted ‘yes’ for marijuana legalization,” Liderman said. “I feel the strongest over marijuana legalization simply because we all know better and it’s time.”

Copley Square Aja Watkins, 21, of Fenway, said she was against Question 2. Charter schools, Watkins said, would only serve a select few, diverting resources away from public schools.

“I care a lot about students. I care a lot about kids,” she said. “They’re our future. They’re going to be the next voters, the next citizens, and so I want to provide for them the greatest opportunities.

I think the best way to do that is through equal and fair public education.”

Felice Mendell, 66, of South End, said she supported Question 5, a ballot question exclusive to Boston that proposes a property tax increase to fund community preservation.

“It’s social justice,” she said. “All this very very high-cost housing is being built all over the city, and people are being — the values are going up, so people are being pushed out. And people who have lived in the city of Boston for many, many years are getting pushed out. So, for me it’s a question of just plain justice.”

Fenway High School Maureen Pierce, 36, of Fenway, said voting in this election was a “tough decision,” as there were various aspects to factor in.

“There was really no good person on the ballot,” she said. “I don’t know if it really matters — Clinton. I don’t feel that Trump was a good choice.”

Julianne Papetsas, 32, of Fenway, said

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Boston resident Travis Hasley picks up his ballot at the Boston Public Library voting location.

she voted “no” on Question 4 because she has seen the negative effects of marijuana first hand.

“I voted no on that though because I’ve seen too many people in my life use marijuana in destructive ways,” she said. “I definitely fear that this something that is going to be abused. I worry it’s going to open up this culture where drugs are made readily available.”

Massachusetts State House Dave Watson, 50, of Beacon Hill, said he voted for Donald Trump, although he struggled to make his decision.

“I just didn’t like either candidate,” he said “I didn’t like her a little bit more.”

Jared Schultz, 30, of Beacon Hill, voted for Clinton, but said he had to put a lot of thought into the decision before casting his vote. Schultz said he considered not voting at all, but in the end decided that he did not want to see Trump in office.

“I actually thought about taking the Baker approach because he didn’t vote either,” he noted.

“But then, you know, Trump is just too horrible that I’m voting for Hillary.”

Alex Peña, Kalina Newman, Sabrina Schnur, Shannon Larson, Ashley Griffin, Stephanie Buckingham and Andres Picon contributed reporting to this article.

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INTERVIEW: Mass. Rep. Capuano runs unopposed

On-campus polling station sees high voter turnout

BY ABIGAIL FREEMAN DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BY SOPHIA EPPOLITO DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Congressman Michael Capuano is running for reelection unopposed after almost 18 years in Congress, representing the Massachusetts district that encompasses Boston University. In an interview with The Daily Free Press, Capuano said he appreciates being able to run unopposed because it reflects his performance in Congress.

“The fact that I’m running unopposed is not just mere circumstance,” Capuano said.

“It’s a statement of the fact that we’re doing a pretty good job.”

For Tuesday’s election, Capuano said he hoped voters would elect people who are dedicated to moving forward in the government, meaning that there would be room for compromise and progress.

“In a legislative body like Congress, even if you think you have all the answers, you have to be willing to make compromises,” he said.

Capuano said he is proud of the transportation and research money he has brought back to his district as a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and considers himself fiscally responsible as a member of the House Financial Services Committee.

He said he firmly believes that raising taxes is the only way to provide the American people with programs like social security, Medicare and cost reductions of higher education.

“I think it’s the honest thing to say.

There is nothing free in life. Someone has to pay,” Capuano said. “And for me, I like those

On Election Day, Boston University students, along with other Boston residents, casted their votes at a polling station on BU campus. Although several students said they were excited to vote in their first presidential election, many said they were less than pleased with their options.

Mark Trachtenberg, the precinct election supervisor at the 111 Cummington Mall voting station, said he was surprised by the voter turnout. The station had “been busy,” he said.

“It’s the heaviest I’ve ever seen,” said Trachtenberg, who has been an election supervisor since 2003. “It’s been a very contentious presidential election.”

By 4:30 p.m., the precinct had tallied 802 ballots, not including absentee ballots and early votes, Trachtenberg said. He expected the precinct to be busy until it closed at 8 p.m.

Several students explained the importance for them to vote — Emily Roe, a freshman in the College of Communication, said she voted because so many women had fought for her right to do so.

“People should vote because voting is your democratic responsibility and people have died for your right to vote, and as a woman epecially, not all women [in history] have had this right to vote,” Roe said. “It’s really important to come and demonstrate democracy.”

Alexis Doreste, a freshman in the College of General Studies, said she was excited to cast her vote because, as a Puerto Rican citizen, she isn’t allowed to vote in federal elections back home.

“In an ideal world, [the election] wouldn’t be even close,” Doreste said. “I feel that Hillary is overqualified. It’s insulting that she has to compete with [Donald] Trump, and I’m rather unapologetic in saying that.”

Doreste added that she supports Clinton because of her qualifications and background in public service.

“I truly feel like she’s dedicated her entire career and life to serving the public,” Doreste said. “I agree with a lot of what she

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Congressman Michael Capuano speaks during a February campaign stop for Hillary Clinton at the Old South Meeting House in Boston.

programs and I am willing to turn to the American people and say, ‘I like these programs, and if you like these programs we have to raise taxes to do that.’”

Capuano said that the most memorable moment of his career was when the Democratic Party held the majority of Congress.

He is proud of the Affordable Care Act, although he would like to amend it.

Regardless of whether he gets reelected, Capuano stands by his decisions.

“Even during the times that I lose, I’m proud of my record,” he said.

If re-elected, Capuano said he plans to continue to work with the American people in mind.

“I’ve always believed that the government can and should play a positive role in people’s lives,” he said.

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Boston University freshman Alexis Doreste displays his “I Voted” sticker after voting on campus at 111 Cummington Mall

says. She’s not a perfect candidate, obviously. No candidate is; you just have to own it yourself, but I truly feel that in this election, she’s just going to do what is asked of her.”

Several other students also said they voted for Clinton. Hannah Giffune, a sophomore in CGS,said she voted for Clinton even though the former secretary of state would not be her first choice.

“I hope that Clinton wins,” Giffune said.

“However, if I had to choose my first female president, it may not have been her.

But I also believe that our future president should not be under charges for sexual assault.”

Mykaela Coughlin, a junior in the Questrom School of Business, said she begrudgingly voted for Clinton, even though she is a Republican. As a student in ROTC, Coughlin said she doesn’t have confidence in Trump’s military strategy.

“Trump’s plans for the military would pretty much cause World War III,” Coughlin said. “He honestly thinks he has more knowledge than the generals, with what he said about ISIS, and that just obviously makes no sense at all.”

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A student signs in to vote on campus at 111 Cummington St.

Other students cast their vote for third party candidates. Harry Perrault, a freshman in the Questrom, said he chose to vote for Gary Johnson because he was unsatisfied with the Democratic and Republican nominees.

“I just see [Johnson’s] policies as better than the other candidates, and I saw the two main candidates as both unprofessional politicians,” Perrault said. “The whole point of voting is voting for what you believe in.”

Dallas Smoot, a sophomore in CGS, said he has been supporting Johnson since 2015 because Johnson is more trustworthy than the other two candidates. “[Johnson] believes what he says, and I don’t think many other politicians do,” Smoot said. “I like his transparency. Considering it’s my first time able to vote, and it’s two candidates who have the highest unfavorable rating, I feel like even people who support [Clinton or Trump] are depressed.”

Negin Taleb, a senior in COM, said she is going to vote for Jill Stein to [make] sure they can get five percent of the vote so they can be on ballots.

“If I’m going to vote, I want to vote with someone who closely aligns with my political views,” Taleb said. “This election has been hyped up and sensationalized ... and no matter who wins in this election, the system is going to continue to run the same because of how it’s structured.”

Ellie French, Alana Levene, Laney Ruckstuhl and Sophie Will contributed reporting to this article.

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INBUSINESS WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Tech companies encourage employees to take Election Day off

BY NATASHA MASCARENHAS AND REBECCA ZENG DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston-based businesses on Tuesday altered their to-do lists and 9-to-5 schedules to address a more immediate concern: the presidential election.

Currently, Massachusetts law states that “no employee of a manufacturing, mechanical or mercantile establishment must work during the first two hours after the polls open if the employee applied for a leave of absence during this period.” Other states, such as Maine and New Jersey, have no specific law that requires employers to let employees have time off to vote.

Some entrepreneurs think this isn’t enough.

“We shouldn’t rely upon individuals to exercise their right in the face of passive or obstinate CEOs,” wrote Hunter Walk, a partner at Homebrew, a San Francisco-based venture capital firm, in an August blog post about voter turnout.

Walk, with the help of the Porch Brothers, made up of brother duo Ethan and Dylan Eirinberg, created a campaign to motivate employers to treat Election Day as an “unofficial holiday.” They called it “Take Off Election Day.” The campaign released a crowd-sourced list of companies that give employees time off to vote on Election Day. “For too long the tech community has been accused of apathy around social issues,” Walk wrote in his post. “I know this to not be the case from my daily interactions with passionate entrepreneurs.”

Another campaign that promoted civic engagement was “Take Tuesday,” founded

by Noah Fradin, a product development employee at Surround.io in Seattle.

“We believe that the best election is one that is most representative of the population,” Fradin said in a phone interview with The Daily Free Press. “We should make it easier to vote by giving time off ... [since work is] one of the major reasons why people don’t go out to vote … it could make a real impact.”

Among the national list of companies, a handful of Boston-based small tech businesses participated.

Chris Dolan, the chief technical officer at ANSWR, a cloud-based company in Boston that helps other businesses share information, spearheaded his company’s effort to give their employees Election Day off. He agreed that work is a major obstacle to voter turnout.

“The biggest thing that I saw, and I’ve

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Voters cast their ballots at the Boston Public Library in Copley Square.

been with a few different companies, is that it’s hard for people for people to go and vote,” Dolan said. “Especially for people who commute long distances, if they have to be at work by a certain time.”

Some companies have stepped up to support high turnout as a result of their vested interests, such as immigration and international development.

Flybridge Capital Partners, an early-stage venture capital firm, encouraged employees to take the day off, or part of the day off, to go to the polls, according to Kate Castle, the vice president of marketing for the company.

“We invest in early stage entrepreneurs, we think that there’s a lot at stake in terms of impact it could have on the entrepreneur community,” Castle said.

Dare to Innovate, a youth-based company that works to end unemployment through investment in West Africa’s entrepreneurs, is pushing their full-time American employees to take advantage of absentee ballots, according to the company’s co-founder and CEO, Meghan McCormick.

“It’s a very important election [for] people that are voting in the field of international development,” McCormick said. “We have taken the stance that our employees can take whatever time they need in order to vote.”

The company allowed individuals to charge travel to the company if they need it in order to mail in their ballots, she added.

Wise Systems, a small logistical technology firm based in Cambridge, expressed hope that their employees will vote early and meet deadlines. Jemel Derbali, the co-founder of Wise Systems, argued that even small changes in company policy can “shape the lives of the employees that are its heartbeat.”

“Half of [our] employees are not citizens,” Derbali wrote in an email. “The prominence of the debate around immigration really highlighted for us the importance of this election.”

Within the Boston tech community, the effort to increase voting has mainly been allocated to smaller businesses, according to the campaign lists.

“I think looking at it from a macro standpoint, at all small businesses, we value creating a culture that prioritizes all sorts of conversation,” said Giuseppe Stuto, the co-founder and CEO of SmackHigh, a mobile communications platform featured in the Take Off Election Day campaign list.

“Not only do we want to be vocal, we want to show it. So when we do have a discussion, either at a meeting or in passive conversation, everyone feels like they are involved in

the culture.”

A portion of large businesses in the area, such as iRobot Corporation, Localytics and Actifio either declined to comment or did not respond to press inquiries regarding employee encouragement to vote.

Charlie Vaida, the senior manager of corporate communications at iRobot, wrote in an email that he did not have a statement to provide regarding Election Day efforts.

Endurance International Group, a large tech company based in Burlington, is not formally participating in the campaign but is promoting turnout.

“While we are not giving employees the day off, we have a generous and flexible PTO (Paid Time Off) policy,” Lark-Marie Anton, executive vice president of communications and branding at Endurance, wrote in an email. “[We] are encouraging all employees (across our offices nationwide) to go to the polls and execute their right to vote.”

For future elections, the creator of the Take Tuesday campaign expressed his wish for an even more widespread movement.

“Hopefully going forward there will be some sort of support on the political side to make it a national holiday or make it weekend voting,” Fradin said. “Anything that we can do to make it easier for people to vote is important and should be done.”

“Daily Show” correspondents on political comedy in election DAILY SHOW, FROM PAGE 12 “We are a comedy show first. There must be jokes,” he said. “It was said by somebody that you can’t please all of the people all of the time.”

Minhaj explained that in his comedy, he makes sure not to “punch down at people who are disenfranchised.” He tells jokes about corporations and big names — “people who can take it.”

Wood Jr. and Minhaj talked about voting, third parties and where the country is headed after Election Day. Minhaj was adamant that young people should vote, citing his experience as an immigrant to present the argument that the United States is fortunate to be what it is.

“The democracy thing is not to be

taken for granted,” Minhaj said. “We are a very lucky 350 million people out of 8 billion people on this planet. Please do not take it for granted. There are plenty of kids in Iraq who would love to switch spots with you.”

Wood Jr. brought up a recent show segment in which he interviewed undecided black millennial voters.

“I think the thing that we try to do at this show, is, if nothing else, to empower people with information,” he said. In regard to the undecided voters, he explained how they weren’t pleased with either candidate.

“At that point, it’s my job to educate them on what both candidates stand for, and give them a more thorough understanding of what both platforms are all

about,” Wood Jr. said. “Through that, then I feel like, at least you’re informed. So even if you choose to not vote, at least you’ve done it from a more informed place.”

Wood Jr. also spoke on the idea of third parties, criticizing the current system for shutting them out.

“I think that anyone who has bright ideas should be welcomed into the election and at a minimum, invited to the debates,” he said. “They can’t even get a seat at the table to have a conversation because the news network has decided that you’re not relevant enough.”

Minhaj echoed the sentiment, saying that other countries set a better example with more than a bipartisan system.

“I think that what this election has shown the general consensus among people

is, ‘Wow, I feel screwed, I hate both [candidates]. Why can’t there be a voice representing me?’” he said. “We are trapped, unfortunately, right now in this two party quagmire.”

Wood Jr. said Donald Trump supporters are people who have voices that they feel have not been heard in a long time.

“I really think that it is going to make midterm elections a lot more interesting in 2018,” he said.

Minhaj urged people to sift through those voices when they offend and harass and become better communicators in the wake of the election.

“I think under the guise of free speech, a lot of things get done,” Minhaj said. “Just because you can do something, doesn’t mean you should do something.”

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CATALYST WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Biotech stocks dropped after Clinton, Sanders spoke out

BY JOSEE MATELA DAILY FREE PRESS CONTRIBUTOR

In an August tweet, Hillary Clinton admonished the pharmaceutical company Mylan for the soaring prices of EpiPens, the company’s allergy reaction injection treatment. That same August afternoon, Mylan stocks fell 5.5 percent and the Nasdaq biotech index dropped by more than 3 percent.

More recently, in an Oct. 14 tweet from Bernie Sanders, the Vermont senator condemned the fact that ARIAD Pharmaceuticals has raised the price of their leukemia treatment medicine four times in 2016.

The Cambridge-based company’s stock price dropped 15 percent that same day.

Clinton’s platform encouraged government intervention through additions to Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act such as prescription price caps, support for generic and alternative manufacturers to increase competition and the requirement of taxpayers’ funds to be used by drug companies for research rather than for marketing and profits.

Donald Trump’s platform was not so clear on its stance on the biotechnology industry. In a January speech, though, Trump claimed that the government could save $300 billion if negotiations were made between pharmaceutical companies and Medicare.

Although biotech industry stocks have dropped in recent months, many pharmaceutical companies were hoping for a Clinton presidency because the Democratic platform’s clear plan presented an attractive alternative to Trump’s “shaky” platform, said Randall Ellis, a Boston University economics professor. “[Biotech companies] prefer less regulation, and they prefer a Republican leadership,” Ellis said. “At the same time, they prefer stability.”

Ellis said investment in the biotech industry might change more in the coming months as brokers react to the outcome of the election.

“Investments in expensive new technologies requires confidence, and … the two candidates are different in that Hillary [would] maintain the status quo whereas Donald Trump is more uncertain, and that would be harder on the technology industry,” Ellis said.

Michael Luke, a political science major in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, agreed with Ellis in that he does not

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believe the pharmaceutical industry doesn’t like Clinton. “[She] doesn’t demonize the industry the way that some of her more liberal colleagues do,” Luke wrote in an email. For example, in her statement on the EpiPen price hike, Luke said Clinton “took efforts to not alienate the companies” by reminding readers of their innovation and life-saving capabilities.

In addition, Clinton’s platform did not explicitly prevent companies from raising their prices. Instead, it just required that they justify price increases by documenting improvements to the product.

“As it stands now, the companies are satisfied with the status quo and any dramatic changes to the healthcare system would be looked at with suspicion by the industry,” Luke wrote in an email.

Trump did, however, state that he would ask Congress to repeal the ACA on his first day in office. This revocation would sever the ties between the federal government and pharmaceutical companies.

Luke said the Obama administration made sure to include insurance companies when drafting the ACA. “Notably, the bill did not include a public option that would create a public insurance company that would compete with the big private insurers,” he wrote in an email.

Ellis said Trump’s proposal to repeal the ACA would probably not happen unless Republicans sustained their control over both houses of Congress.

“I’m actually [in disbelief] that they can just repeal the ACA,” Ellis said. “It will be impossible to repeal the attractive features of the ACA — things like, young people can now stay insured under their parent’s policy until age 25. That’s wildly popular.”

Luke said the ACA did not have any provisions on price controls on drugs, which is why pharmaceutical companies like Mylan that have a monopoly on some of their products, are able to keep raising prices.

“Either of these potential reforms would have drawn opposition from the industry,” Luke wrote in an email. “In the end, the bill allowed millions of people to access health insurance and prescription drugs, while also providing these companies with millions of new customers.”

While new drugs are released frequently, their development can be expensive in order to make the products as safe as possible, according to Joyce Wong, a BU biomedical engineering professor. She said money is one of the main inhibitors of pharmaceutical progress.

“You have to have a tremendous amount of research and development and

some basic research that’s done, first of all, to validate a particular drug,” Wong said.

While the future of the biotechnology industry does not have a clear outcome, the election might impact the sector’s presence within the Boston area.

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics released a report in 2015 naming Massachusetts as the state with the second-largest employment level in the medical sector of biotechnology, leaving out epidemiologists.

Additionally, Biospace.com named Boston one of the “Top 5 best U.S. cities for pharma and biotech jobs,” based on the presence of more than 70 biotech companies and biotechnological schools such as Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Wong emphasized the importance of Americans knowing who their representatives are in Congress, because the president is not the one person who determines the fate of the country. She encouraged students to call their representatives if there is an issue they are passionate about, whether it be the biotech industry or something else.

“I think it’s really important to people to realize there’s a lot at stake here,” Wong said.

Allegra Peelor contributed to the reporting of this story.

New book explores history, likeliness of female president AUTHOR, FROM PAGE 12 well-established.

Balser offered a potential explanation for the double standard.

“We don’t desire women to have power,” she said. She added, “I think the tremendous sexualization of women, [in] the media and elsewhere, puts pressure on younger women not to look at politics as a choice.”

Virginia Sapiro, a political science professor at BU, wrote in an email to The Daily Free Press that “the greatest obstacle facing women in attaining political office now is that fewer of them seek political office.”

“Most research shows that in normal situations, women and men are likely to be roughly

equally successful if they run for office,” Sapiro wrote. “But the problem is not women’s “fault;”… There are a lot of women (and for that matter men) who very much value their involvement in politics and having a role in creating public policy, but who do not really enjoy what it takes to run for office… Some people who know Hillary Clinton well say she is a good example – she relishing working on policy and politics, but not campaigning.”

Prior to the election, Balser and Sapiro considered the potential impacts of a Clinton presidency. Balser said she was “cynical about much happening,” noting that Clinton’s efficacy is highly dependent upon the composition of her congress. Sapiro wrote that a Clinton presidency would be an opportunity to lead

areas toward change.

“I assume she would push forward a number of policy proposals that of interest to feminists that one way or another she has worked on throughout her adult life, as well as some she has come to later,” Sapiro wrote. “She has always been a proponent of strong child and family policy. She is a proponent of more comprehensive parental leave. She would want to see stronger anti-discrimination policies. She is pro-choice. But what she can do depends on Congress, which as a collectivity is responsible for passing legislation, and in some cases the Supreme Court.”

Balser posited that perhaps the biggest impact Hillary Clinton’s election would have had is a symbolic one.

“Just her winning would cause ripples because part of it was standing up to the sexual violence that was directed at her when she ran,” Balser said. “Visually seeing a woman president, we’ll get used to it, but it’s going to take a while.”

To those waiting for a better woman candidate, they “will be waiting a long time,” said Fitzpatrick, citing Clinton’s unique list of qualifications.

She said she finds it hard to imagine another women as qualified as Hillary Clinton seeking the presidency in the future.

“I do have good material,” Fitzpatrick said. Prior to the election, she said “I just don’t want her to be another chapter like the other chapters that have come along.”

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Students (left, upper right) watch as election results come in during the election watch party Tuesday night in BU Central. (Bottom right) Students pose with a cutout of Hillary Clinton during the election watch party Tuesday night in BU Central.

Students gather at GSU election party, shocked by result

BY MINA CORPUZ AND ABIGAIL FREEMAN DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston University students hunkered down at the George Sherman Union Tuesday night to watch Donald Trump clinch the presidency of the United States.

Approximately 150 students gathered at BU Central and the Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground for the watch party, which was organized by the Dean of Students office, the Student Activities Office and the HTC. Projectors and screens in the areas featured CNN, MSNBC and live election maps from The New York Times and The Washington Post.

Nicholas Fuentes, a Trump supporter who came to the watch party later in the night, said he is excited about what Republicans will do in the next four year. He and two other supporters donned “Make America Great Again” hats and carried around a blue Trump-Pence flag.

“For the first time since 1928, the Republicans are going to control the Senate, the House and the White House,” said Fuentes, a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences.

“We’re going to hope to do a lot of good for people with that power. This is Brexit all over again. It’s a really solid victory.”

The year-and-a-half-long campaign came down to the early hours of Wednesday, when Trump gained an upper hand in the electoral votes.

Karol Montilla, a junior in CAS, said the

results were a shock, but people should remain hopeful.

“Going forward, it’s important not to lose hope,” she said at BU Central. “I don’t feel hopeful now, but it’s important not to fear the future presidency. It’s important for people to speak out.”

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don’t feel hopeful now, but it’s important not to fear the future presidency. It’s important for people to speak out.

Students chattered throughout the night and expressed anxiety about the close results.

Cristian Morales, a first-year graduate student in the College of Engineering, said the results make him feel uneasy.

“As a gay Mexican-American, I have a lot riding on this election,” Morales said. “I also

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College of General Studies sophomores Gabby Riggio, Casey Traverse, Lauren Rodolakis, Danielle Sternberg and Julianna Fitzpatrick react to results from the polls during the election watch party in BU Central.

volunteered a lot during the primary season, and because I was so involved in this, it means a lot. It’s really nerve-wracking.”

When the HTC closed at 1 a.m., students went to BU Central, which stayed open for another hour.

Natalia Deibe, a junior in CAS, stayed until the end of the watch party. She said the idea of Trump winning is disturbing.

“I’m very disappointed by America in general, how bigoted and xenophobic and disgustingly racist and sexist it is,” Deibe said. “He could say whatever he wants and they would still defend him.”

Flags, banners and patriotic decorations adorned BU Central. Students posed with cutouts of the two candidates throughout the night.

An “expression board” in the BU Central alleyway allowed students to write why they voted, what issues matter to them and why elections matter.

“I have a voice and it deserves to be heard,” one student wrote in purple marker.

“Communities of color shouldn’t live in fear…” another wrote in red.

Earlier in the night, students cheered when states including Massachusetts, Virginia and California were called for Clinton. They booed when CNN called Florida for Trump.

Pedro Falci, assistant director of the HTC, said the atmosphere during election night is more conversational compared to the presidential debate viewing parties hosted by the center earlier this semester.

“Here it’s kind of passive as you’re watching the results come in, but you don’t need to be glued to the TV,” Falci said. “I’m seeing a lot of anxious students questioning what’s happening.”

The ambience among students evolved from comedic to tense as the night progressed.

Students began to shed tears as Trump gained strong lead with electoral votes.

The HTC viewing party became more silent as the TV monitors showed a disappointed crowd at the Clinton headquarters in New York.

Ramya Babu, a senior in CAS studying math and political science, said she felt stressed at the watch party in the HTC. She said it’s disappointing that not as many people were excited about the chance to elect the first woman president in the country.

“So much of the attacks this election have been gendered,” Babu said. “People don’t give her enough credit.”

Fatmah Alquhaidi, a student at the Center for English Language and Orientation

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A student writes what election issues matter to her on a poster in BU Central during the election watch party Tuesday night.

Programs, said she came to the watch party in BU Central with friends to see how others reacted.

“What shocks me is that most people I’ve seen on social media are against Trump, but when I see the results and what voters are saying, it’s interesting,” Alquhaidi said. “I didn’t think he would get this far.”

Alquhaidi, who is from Kuwait, said she wanted Clinton to win because she is an inspiration to women around the world.

“I like girl power,” Alquhaidi said. “I like that she’s a fighter. She’s an example of not giving up.”

She made a bet that if Trump won the election, she will buy her friend a coffee. If Clinton won, Alquhaidi said her friend would buy her one.

Rita Mayoral, a non-degree student in the Metropolitan College, said learning the results in BU Central gave her more insight on the American perspective.

“Instead of seeing it from my residence, I prefer to watch it surrounded by Americans to see what they think or their reactions,” the exchange student from Spain said. “I study journalism, so it is very important for me to understand the election from inside.”

Alex Mowen, a junior in CAS, said the results made her fear for her safety.

“I wasn’t expecting myself of being scared,” she said at around 2 a.m., as students emptied out of BU Central. “Even if Clinton wins, there is still half the country that supports Trump. I’m ashamed and disappointed all of this has happened.”

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Questions 3 and 5 pass, 2 rejected by Massachusetts voters BALLOT, FROM PAGE 1

“We’re very pleased,” Borghesani said. “It was a very, very tough campaign, we had major opponents and they were able to raise a good amount of money, but the voters ultimately decided that prohibition is a thing that should be ended.”

Daniel Delaney, the chair of Safe Cannabis Massachusetts, a local grassroots organization that campaigned against Question 4, expressed disappointment with the results.

“It was a close decision, but clearly folks voted more on the concept of legalization over the actual language of the ballot initiative that was put in front of them,” Delaney said. “We’re going to acknowledge that some form of legalization is what the citizens want and we’re going to vote with the legislator to see if we can have it rolled out in a way that’s sensible and well-regulated for the commonwealth.”

Question 3 Massachusetts Ballot Question 3 passed with more than threefourths of voters choosing yes, according to the AP. The ballot measure prohibits the sale of pork, veal and eggs produced from animals held in confined spaces that prevent them lying down, fully extending their limbs and moving about freely, according to the initiative petition.

Kimberly Barzola, a community organizer for Citizens for Farm Animal Protection, the coalition in favor of Question 3, said she was happy to see the legislation passed.

“We are just incredibly ecstatic about the results,” Barzola said.

“It’s clear that Massachusetts voters have shown that they believed in this common sense measure … against the extreme confinement of farm animals.”

Diane Sullivan, the campaign manager for Citizens Against Food Tax Injustice, the group that lead the opposition to Question 3, was thankful to the organization’s supporters, despite the loss.

“I’m grateful to all of the Massachusetts voters who took the time to understand what some of the consequences will be of Question 3, and I’m grateful to have had the opportunity to represent the voice of those who would be victimized,” Sullivan said.

Question 5 Question 5 on the Boston ballot passed, according to a statement released by supporters, which will raise some residents’ property taxes in Boston by 1 percent in order to improve the preservation of outdoor spaces and historical sites.

Under Question 5, otherwise known as the Community Preservation Act, property taxes increases would come into effect in 2018, with exemptions for low-income housing, low-and-moderate-income senior

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Question 1: Expanding Slot Machine Gaming

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housing, and for the first $100,000 of taxable residential, commercial and industrial property, according to the question’s official summary.

Yes for a Better Boston, the coalition dedicated to supporting the CPA, said in a press release that they feel optimistic about the opportunities opened up by the passing of Question 5.

“We are thrilled that Boston voters have voted yes for this opportunity to fund affordable housing, parks and open space, and historic preservation for our City,” Yes Better Boston wrote in a release. “We look forward to the next steps in this process and making a renewed investment in our neighborhoods through the Community Preservation Act.” Yes Better Boston intends to

continue working with endorsers of the CPA in order to ensure equal allocation of the funds that will be raised by the CPA. “This broad-based support was reflective of Boston’s make-up and geography, and it is our intent to stay together following this election to advocate for equitable distribution of these vital funds,” Yes Better Boston wrote in the release.

Question 1 Massachusetts Ballot Question 1 was rejected, with about 60 percent of voters rejecting the referendum to issue an additional slot parlor license in the state, according to the AP. If it had passed, the ballot measure would have allowed for a

second slot parlor to open its doors in Massachusetts, according to the initiative petition.

Celeste Ribeiro Myers, the chair of the Committee for the Sustainable and Responsible Economic Development said she was “completely elated” about the results.

“I’m pretty happy that we were successful in launching our initiative to inform voters of what their vote means, and that we have the opportunity to defend the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from outsiders that came all the way across the globe to try to take advantage of our legislative process,” Myers said.

The Yes to 1 campaign was unavailable for comment Tuesday night.

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J.D. Capelouto, Editor-in-Chief Christy Osler, Managing Editor

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Trump must mend broken nation, rely on advisers At a certain point in time, it is most important to look to the future rather than the past. This is that time.

The polls have closed, electors have spoken and the voters have turned out.

Donald Trump will be the next president of the United States.

While this is an achievement for Trump and the Republican Party, his work here is just beginning. He campaigned hard for his place in the White House, but he must now assume his elected position. As Hillary Clinton supporters (as evidenced by our unanimous endorsement of her), the editorial board of The Daily Free Press has a to-do list of sorts for President-elect Trump. Following one of the most tumultuous campaigns in history, there is a significant amount of mending to be done.

Our first ask stems from his charades that have characterized the campaign. As we said, it is time to move on. It is unacceptable for a world leader to call for the jailing of an opponent or for another government to hack American servers. One can only hope that these were charades to garner votes. Despite that fact, these are not professional, let alone presidential, to exclaim. The game has been won; no need to maintain the facade.

Trump must utilize social media in a positive manner, rather than the negative trolling that seems to dominate his Twitter feed. Trump is infamous for his insults,

which have been tracked by The New York Times, but they are particularly associated with social media. He needs to cut this association and focus on the potential outreach he can have by positively utilizing social media. President Obama has made digital interaction his trademark, in a way, and Trump could take a pointer or two.

Trump needs to move away from his chaotic candidacy and into his professional presidency by using social media to connect with the youth of America. It is also worthy to note that the majority of college students were fixated on the idea of Bernie Sanders, and he needs to gain their trust.

Along the lines of connecting with the children of America, Trump must lead by example. In a recent New York Times Upshot piece, the opinions of teenage girls held Trump in an abysmal light. Nearly half of 332 teenage girls, aged 14 to 17, said “Mr. Trump’s comments about women have affected the way they think about their bodies.” These are young girls, whose gender reflects half the general population. It is not acceptable to be viewed in this regard, and Trump must address this openly and directly. Addressing an issue is, just to clarify, different from objectifying those young girls, a distinction Trump may struggle with, but must also face at some point before assuming the role of president.

Little boys also look up to Trump.

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for itself, stemming from his blatant lack of any form of a political career. Because this is nothing less than fact, Trump needs to surround himself with the most intelligent, able, action-seeking and commandeering support system he can. In this way, when he inevitably faces a jamb, he has a safety net to catch his floundering self. He can no longer afford to surround himself with “Yes” men who will go along with his outlandish proposals. He must select the most worthy individuals who will be willing to stand up to him, to guide his feeble hand. Trump does not seem to understand that there is such a thing as fact, as evidenced by his views on climate change — this is exactly why he needs experts by his side at all times.

Once established, this safety net is the only hope America has. Certainly we cannot put our hope in someone who insinuates that half of the population “nasty.”

Lastly, the newly elected president must separate reality television show Donald Trump from President Donald Trump.

America is not a reality show, and the vast majority of things a president does day in and day out is done behind the scenes.

America is so much more important than just a single business. We cannot fail and then file for bankruptcy. We have history and families and rights and voices. All of these must be respected. One can only hope that this has crossed Donald Trump’s mind.

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Trump’s misogynistic speech was explored.

Author Claire Cain Miller made the point that, “Role models, whether parents or public figures, can help boys overcome disruptive behavior. And boys are much more responsive to this kind of attention and modeling than girls are, according to a study by Marianne Bertrand of the University of Chicago and Jessica Pan of the National University of Singapore.” Boys look up to men, and if they look up to a man who is justifying grabbing women by their genitals, then perhaps this role model needs to readjust his behavior.

Little boys also grow up to be men, who also look to Trump as a justification for undermining leadership roles not held by women. In a Wall Street Journal article, the idea of Trump justifying “bro culture” on Wall Street explores the connection between this election and inappropriate behavior in the workplace. The article said, “They’re bothered by the uptick in edgy banter they’ve detected from their male colleagues as Trump advanced in the campaign. And they wonder how they’ll advance in their own careers if their coworkers question Clinton’s fitness for the presidency because she’s a woman.” This concern is warranted, and cannot be propagated by Trump once he assumes the Oval Office.

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2016

A deplorable delivery

BY ANDREW JOHNSTON COLUMNIST

Whether you’re jumping for joy, mildly content, less than satisfied or downright mortified by the result, the past year has been one hell of a ride. Our great-great-great-grandchildren will one day read about the events in their text books.

Perhaps the title of the chapter will be “The Beginning of the End” or “A New Age.” Regardless, it will be a long chapter, one filled with amazing stories and a lesson of how politics can go completely awry.

Let’s take a look back.

Remember Bernie, the guy Larry David so eloquently mimicked on “Saturday Night Live?” The man shook up America, skidding in from the deep left field, talking tall tales of income redistribution, demanding marijuana legalization and constructing absurd ideas of free college for everyone. The ‘60s-era protester-turned-contemporary-progressive gathered an inspiring number of votes in the primaries, giving new life to the idea of an anti-party candidate.

Unfortunately, the Democratic machine had other ideas.

Incredibly stupid super-delegates, pledging loyalty to their queen, formed an insurmountable impasse for Sanders, leaving Bern victims scratching their beanies.

Across the aisle, the Republicans seized the beginning of the election season by sending a squad of unlikeable, uninteresting and unelectable people to represent them.

This would have made for remarkably boring primary debates, had it not been for New York’s money-pockets coming onto the scene with bravado and, most importantly, energy.

These qualities were what defeated the neurosurgeon Ben Carson, who garnered sizable support early on, setting a calm tone while presenting his analytical mind and pleasant demeanor.

Unfortunately for the craniopagus-twin-procedure legend, Carson lacked the debate skills necessary to compete with the likes of Ted Cruz and the Donald. Like poor, low-energy Jeb Bush, he fell into the abyss.

Cruz complained as Marco Rubio and John Kasich failed to drop out of the race late

in the season when the tables turned Trump.

Believing the entirety of America demanded a Republican blowhard who would lead the country as a true constitutionalist, Cruz failed to understand that, besides the fact that he can’t smile, middle America isn’t as in love with the Constitution and the Bible as he is.

With the nominations going to two of the most hated people in history, the circus-style election began.

This election wasn’t about policy. It wasn’t about conservatism versus liberalism. It wasn’t a battle between two of America’s top political minds. It was an embarrassing display of how our republic simply failed.

Fresh off her resignation as the 67th secretary of state, Hillary somehow remained the face of the Democratic Party.

With her typical fake smile and excessive waving, Hillary stormed onto the scene with hefty hopes of a light jog to the White House.

What she didn’t expect, despite seeing it with Bernie, was a country brutally opposed to the status quo. One where a man as bombastic and uncensored as Trump could attract so many decent Americans to vote for change.

Calling Trump supporters deplorable was a top gaffe of the election season, strengthening Trump’s camp and making Hillary appear even less like a lady of the people.

Trump relied on directing fire power at his opponent, rather than her supporters, to whom he invited to join his anti-political movement — it was effective.

After splitting the first two debates, Fox News sent Chris Wallace in to tear each candidate to pieces with pulverizing questions about real issues like the Supreme Court, abortion and foreign policy.

Despite the tough questioning, Hillary continued to deflect email-gate effectively, boosted by Donald’s atrocious comments about women.

Just as things appeared gloomier for Trump as we approached November, the good folks at the FBI, led by James Comey, decided to look into more emails, putting Hillary’s chances in turmoil.

Trump rode that wave as he saw polls narrow and Election Day approached, despite Comey regretfully announcing his investigation to be over.

The morning of Nov. 8 was a melancholy one. America’s fate would be decided later that evening.

By 11:00 p.m., The New York Times had chances of a Trump win at 95 percent. Dow futures were falling fast, and Hillary supporters everywhere were in total shock.

Should we put our faith in Trump? A true patriot would.

Demand moral change

BY ANNA STROINSKI COLUMNIST

To be honest, I am, for the first time in my life, speechless.

In one night, I went from having insurmountable hope in the American system, its people and its leaders to pure, unadulterated embarrassment for having stood so valiantly for all of these things. It’s ironic, really, because just yesterday I told an old high school teacher that I am constantly oscillating between pragmatism and revolutionary fervor. However, I told him, “There’s progress we’ve made that I’d hate to see rolled back. And I don’t know if we should fix the framework or burn it down.

But, right now, I have more appreciation and love than hate for it and think it can be fixed without having to be completely dismantled.”

Turns out, though, that the picture of America I forged in my mind, the land of opportunity, a beacon of natural rights and democracy, a government by and for all the people, is, evidently, not the America I live in.

Anti-establishment rhetoric is a thin veil for what really occurred on Tuesday. As Van Jones put it Tuesday night, this is a “whitelash” against a black president. How are we supposed to face our kids? We tell them over and over again not to be bullies, not to be mean, not to be bigots, and yet their president, their leader, their political “role model” is Donald Trump.

On Tuesday, I had the privilege of attending an election watch party with the College Democrats of Massachusetts. It was at Club Café in Boston, which is a bar just seven minutes from the Arlington train station. I looked forward to this — we all looked forward to this. But the mood and emotion quickly turned from excitement and cheer to pure horror. Some cried. Others booed. Those older than 21 drank.

One woman, when Florida was called, pointed at the TV screen in tears and said, “Orlando … we don’t remember Orlando.”

She was referring to the Pulse Nightclub shooting that killed 49 people, most of whom were gay and Latino.

It was so bleak that I had to leave early.

Defeat is bitter but even more so when security, safety and livelihood hangs in the balance.

Half of the American people don’t agree

with what this man stands for. He’s insulted disabled persons, women, black Americans, latino Americans, gay persons, etc. The rhetoric he spews is poisonous, and we’re gearing up for a poisonous four years.

It’s easy to condemn people, or fault people, or cry. I’ve done my fair share of all those things and it hasn’t even been 24 hours. But this is the reality we’re going to have to live with for the next four years. The sun has to come up tomorrow. We have to live together, look each other in the eye, shake hands, interact. We have no choice. We must keep going.

My mom lived in Communist Poland the first half of her life. They shut the lights off arbitrarily just because they could. They censored university students. They encroached on personal and natural rights. But, she told me on the phone just a couple of hours ago in an attempt to calm me down, “I woke up and had to live.”

She was afraid, she was tired, she was upset, but she nonetheless had to live. Bad government serves to oppress, but also to galvanize. What is remarkable about the human condition is that oppression doesn’t work. You can try to degrade a person, to ignore him, to keep him down, but there is something innate in him that will never, ever let you. No matter how hard you try.

I am ready to fight with every fiber of my being against this. Somewhere, deep down, I still have faith that the political establishment will not do what the American people do not will. I do not will misogyny. I do not will homophobia. I do not will hate.

If this election has done anything, it’s proven to me that I, as well as everyone I know, need to be vigilant and salient. We need younger people in politics, more progressive people, more hopefully people. People who will scream and shout and demand moral change.

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efeat is bitter but even more so when security, safety and livelihood hangs in the balance.

Interrobang An eBay user is hoping to finance his honeymoon by selling his prized Cheeto in the shape of a bald eagle, according to a Huffington Post article.

We here at the ol’ Free Press want to know — what would BU people sell to finance a honeymoon?

COM: Their lawn— oh wait...

CFA: Their 15 minutes

Questrom: Their Canada Goose jackets

CGS: Their valuable CGS diplomas

West: Their housing numbers

Sophomores: Their registration codes

Allston: Weed (now legally!)

FreeP: Big Mac

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SPORTS

For men’s basketball, winning will take team effort

BY JORDAN GREEN DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

The Boston University men’s basketball team has a chance to make the 2016-17 season a special one.

Coming off an injury-plagued season in which they still managed to finish third in the Patriot League, the Terriers now find themselves healthier and more experienced than they were last year.

BU head coach Joe Jones isn’t too worried about how his team will make up for the lost production of guard John Papale and forward Nathan Dieudonne due to graduation.

“We have more depth than we did last year,” Jones said. “We have more overall experience than we did last year.”

Instead, Jones said that he is more concerned about who will fill the roles of the most vocal leaders from last year’s team.

“We don’t have two of our mainstays, two guys that were four-year starters,” Jones said. “That’s a big thing that we don’t have.

Other guys have had to assume the role [of leader].”

Jones said collectively, the team is continuing to grow, and he praised senior forward Justin Alston for his leadership; however, he is not the only one. Junior guard Cedric Hankerson echoed Jones’ sentiments regarding veteran leadership.

“The veterans on the team are stepping up to take control,” Hankerson said. “This is Justin’s fifth year, and he’s really stepped up as a leader. This season, we have a lot of maturity. We’re experienced and we’re going to approach game with a different mindset.”

Senior guard Eric Fanning said that no specific player will be able to fill the void of Papale or Dieudonne, but that everyone needs to step up.

“I think certain guys have stepped up in different ways,” Fanning said. “Justin’s trying to be vocal. Ced is like John, the lead-by-example kind of guy. All the guys who’ve been here have the right to say whatever they want, and the coaches have made sure that we have the right to get on guys when they’re not playing as hard as they need to be.”

Fanning led the Terriers in scoring with 15.2 points per game last season, which was good for fifth in the conference and landed him spot on the Patriot League All-Conference First Team.

Undoubtedly, the underclassman who will play the biggest role on this team of ex-

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After missing nearly the entire season last year due to injury, junior guard Cedrick Hankerson looks to rebound in the 2016-17 season.

perienced players will be sophomore point guard Kyle Foreman.

The Clyde Hill, Washington, native led the team in assists and finished second in steals. He ranked seventh in the conference in both categories on his way to a place on the Patriot League All-Rookie Team last season. “[Foreman’s] assumed the leadership

role of being the point guard and getting things done,” Jones said.

Jones said that he will rely on Foreman to play similar minutes this year — he averaged 29 minutes last season — until junior guard Eric Johnson gets healthy. Then, the Terriers’ depth should come in handy and allow Jones to rest his starters and give bench

players a chance.

No matter who is on the floor, Jones stressed that the key to success this season for BU will be how well they distribute the ball and how unselfish they are.

“This group will have to be unbelievably selfless for us to win,” Jones said. “You’re going to have some guys that played major minutes and major roles that are going to play less minutes and not have as big a role. Everyone’s role is still vital to the outcome of our team.

Everyone is important, and that’s the thing we have to get through [to the players].”

Having more scoring options isn’t the only thing the Terriers will need to adjust to. The arrival of 6-foot-7 freshman forward Tyler Scanlon and the return of injured players Alston and Hankerson will take BU some time to get used to.

“I think we’re all adjusting,” Jones said.

“First, we’ve had to adjust to the guys we lost, we have to adjust to the news guys, we have to adjust to the guys coming back from injury.

That’s going to take time.”

With an abundance of offensive threats, Jones has been able to hone his team’s focus on the other end of the floor.

“We should be a team that can score the ball,” Jones said. “My biggest worry is how well we can defend and rebound, how well we share the ball, how selfless we are as a group.

Those are the major concerns right now.

We’ve geared a lot of things towards that in practice, talked a lot about it, watched a lot of film. I think our guys have a much better perspective of what we need to do than they did at the same time last year.”

As opening night at Northeastern University on Nov. 11 approaches, Jones is carefully observing every practice to determine who has earned playing time and how his team best fits together.

“The big thing I’m watching is who’s performing on a daily basis,” Jones said.

“First of all, who is playing unselfishly and who’s playing hard. Next, what do we need from each guy in order for us to be successful? I’m not basing it on what guys have done in the past, but more on what are guys doing right now.”

Jones said he has been pleased with what the Terriers have shown so far, and he hopes to see them continue to improve once the season gets underway.

“Overall, I’ve liked what we’ve done in the preseason,” Jones said. “I’ve liked how hard we’ve played and I think we’re going to get better.”

Stick to Sports: Harvard scandal shows sexism in sports

BY MARISA INGEMI COLUMNIST

The Harvard men’s soccer team was en route to an Ivy League Championship run, but its hopes of winning the league quickly vanished — not after a rash of injuries or a run of bad luck, but because of the team’s off-field actions.

The problem began in 2012, when the team rated the incoming members of the women’s soccer team on their appearanc-

es and made lewd comments.The Harvard Crimson, Harvard’s student newspaper broke the story, but it didn’t gain traction until it was revealed that the team had continued the tradition into this year.

Harvard then made the appropriate decision to cancel the rest of the team’s season.

Entitled culture in sports isn’t a new narrative. In fact, it has probably been overplayed.

Blatant sexism in sports is nothing new, either. Women’s athletics are often taken less seriously than its male counterparts.

This, however, was not the case of a men’s team simply getting more attention. This was a men’s team belittling and degrading its female counterparts.

Not only is this rating system sexist and inappropriate, but it also fails to recognize the women as athletes, and more importantly, as people. Female collegiate athletes are there for the same reason as the men: because they are good at what they do.

Harvard’s women’s soccer players had an appropriate response, though.

“We do not pity ourselves, nor do we

ache most because of the personal nature of this attack,” members of the team wrote in an op-ed to The Crimson. “More than anything, we are frustrated that this is a reality that all women have faced in the past and will continue to face throughout their lives. ... We are appalled that female athletes who are told to feel empowered and proud of their abilities are so regularly reduced to a physical appearance.”

While this case is extreme and is eliciting a strong response, it’s not the only way women in sports are discriminated against.

Too often, female athletes are treated as a novelty and not equal to men.

At the New York City Marathon’s media day, a journalist asked the defending women’s champion who watches her daughter during training.

That same day, the Chicago Cubs celebrated their first World Series in 108 years.

Imagine if a media member had asked David Ross or Jon Lester the same question?

There’s a double standard.

The Lady Crimson players said it best.

“To the men of Harvard soccer and to the men of the world, we invite you to join

us, because ultimately we are all members of the same team,” they said in the op-ed. “We are human beings and we should be treated with dignity. We want your help in combatting this. We need your help in preventing this. We cannot change the past, but we are asking you to help us now and in the future.”

Once the expectation is set that this type of behavior is not “normal,” athletes — regardless of gender — will be viewed equally. For everyone’s sake, let’s hope that day comes soon.

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The rest of the Harvard men’s soccer team’s season was cancelled recently following lewd comments about women.

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Men’s basketball seeking balance, togetherness this year

BY MICHAEL JOSCELYN DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

For the Boston University men’s basketball team, which is returning 13 players this season, there is a lot of cohesion.

A year after falling in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League Tournament, the Terriers are back with many familiar faces.

This team boasts five seniors with significant playing experience along with others who played crucial roles last season.

Decimated by injuries throughout the 2015-16 campaign, unlikely faces were tasked with increased roles — and they answered the bell.

While two stalwarts graduated last year in guard John Papale and forward Nathan Dieudonne, the offense has more than enough firepower to move on.

“It’s tough losing Jon and Nate because those are two guys who gave up for other people,” senior guard Eric Fanning said.

“We know that everyone can shoot the ball and we’re just preaching that everyone has to be more selfless this year because everyone can score so everyone’s going to want the ball. For the most part, people have been buying in and it’s going to take the season for people to buy in a little bit more.”

Fanning is known as a scorer himself, as his prolific offensive abilities led him to the 2016 Patriot League All-Conference First Team. The Trenton, New Jersey native averaged a team-high 15.2 points per game to go with 5.4 rebounds per game last year.

BU returns four full-time players who averaged six points or more last season, and that doesn’t include junior guard Cedric Hankerson who missed all but one game last season with a knee injury.

In 2014-15, he was named to the Patriot League All-Conference Second Team while scoring 15.9 points per game.

“We just have a lot of maturity this year and a lot of different weapons that we

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Guards Eric Fanning and Cedric Hankerson are expected to carry the load for the Terriers this season on and off the court.

can hit teams with, a lot of different angles,” Hankerson said. “Defensively teams aren’t going to know how to come at us so it’ll be an advantage for us.”

With so many different ways to score, it remains to be seen how the team will manage touches this year.

For a team that averaged just over 55 shots per game last season, Hankerson,

Fanning, junior guard Cheddi Mosely and sophomore guard Kyle Foreman absorbed about 42 percent of the team’s attempts.

“Everyone knows where I want the ball — everyone knows where Cedric and Cheddi want the ball, Kyle too,” Fanning said.

“There are games that Ced played the year before last where he was knocking everything down and those games I got to bundle

up and be happy for him.”

There is undeniably a well of offensive talent for BU coach Joe Jones to draw from, but making the most of that talent will be the key to success.

“We have some guys, like Fanning and Cedric and Kyle and Cheddi and Justin, who hopefully night in and night out can be consistent,” Jones said. “But then you have a lot of other guys who can hurt you in other ways, and those guys are going to be very important to our team.”

To go along with the returning players, there are also four freshmen entering the mix. It should be tough for any of them to enter the fray with significant playing time due to the logjam at every position.

Last year, Foreman took over the starting point guard job after an impressive season-opening performance against Northeastern University, where he dropped 15 points and dished out seven assists.

Jones said he does not expect a freshman to have that sort of impact this year, though, with each one just trying to fit in.

“I don’t think there is a freshman on our team that’s going to play 30 minutes a game,” Jones said. “I don’t think we’re going to have anybody that does that except maybe Kyle and [junior guard] Eric Johnson.”

There will certainly be nights where there are not enough touches to go around, and the Terriers may suffer because of it.

There will also be nights where the pieces fall into place and the chemistry of the team shines through.

Whatever the case, Hankerson is not stressed about getting his shots or getting egos involved.

“On different nights people are going to be hot so we’re just going to be feeding the hot hand on whichever night,” Hankerson said. “We’re not worried about a certain person getting a certain number of shots.”

He and the rest of the Terriers are just excited to be back.

Women’s basketball ready for fresh start, opportunity to rebound

BY EDWARD MORAN DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

For senior forward Meghan Green, the end is near.

Alongside guards Sarah Hope and Courtney Latham, they are lone seniors leading the Boston University women’s basketball team this season.

With the Terriers’ season-opener at Northeastern University just days away, Green and her teammates are preparing to reverse a common trend from these past couple of campaigns. BU has opened against the Huskies for the past three years, and have all ended in losses.

While the Katy Steding-led Terriers have gone a combined 8-52 during her tenure, Green, BU’s leading scorer last season at 9.6 points per game, is convinced that this preseason has been the best in her now four-year career.

“I think everyone’s kind of on the same page,” the Bedford, New Hampshire native said. “Everyone’s really energetic and positive and we’ve been having some really successful practices that give us confidence. We’ve had two scrimmages, we’ve won both of them, [and] I think our practices are definitely the best in my four years here.”

Both player and coach agreed on one thing: if the Terriers were going to improve, they needed to start on the defensive side of the ball.

BU’s defense struggled containing opposing offenses last year, as it allowed teams to shoot 42.4 percent from the field 36 percent from three-point range.

Returning players who will be counted on to lead the defensive surge will be junior guard Corrine Williams and junior forward Kara Sheftic. Williams is coming off of a season in which she led the team in rebounds (4.9 per game) and was second in steals (30) and blocks (16).

Sheftic led all BU players with 25 blocks last season and was second behind Williams in rebounds.

“I think that [defense] was one of our struggles last year,” Green said. “Every single practice we have a big defensive segment and we’ve been getting a whole lot better and we have a new system so I think that’s going to be our biggest priority this season.”

The Terriers entered the preseason having to fill a void left by graduated seniors Troi Melton and Clodagh Scannell.

In the offseason, though, BU successfully landed 2015’s Maine State Gatorade Player of the Year in freshman forward Nia Irving as well as Vanessa Edgehill, a Class A All-New England player as a junior.

The freshmen duo’s addition to the Terriers’ roster will certainly help offensively, as Irving was a 1,000-point scorer and rebounder at Lawrence High School, while Edgehill averaged 13 points and seven assists per game at her alma mater, The Rivers School.

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Senior forward Meghan Green led the team in points per game last season with 9.6.

While Edgehill is still recovering from an ACL surgery during her senior year, Steding is impressed by her skill.

“She’s a very high-IQ kid,” Steding said. “She’s a coach’s daughter, so she really gets the game on the level that you want

[a point guard to understand] it at. She’s a lefty-threat from three, but she just has such a wisdom on the floor that you don’t often see in a freshman so she’s going to be a valuable asset.”

Steding then noted Irving’s rebounding prowess and how it will be a needed benefit for a BU team that was outrebounded by nearly five rebounds per game last year.

“Nia Irving brings us a presence on the boards, a tenacity and a fierceness inside,” Steding said.

Steding noted, however, that the introduction of Irving into the lineup will have to wait, as the freshman will sit out the opening games following a stress reaction in her foot.

Once these two talented freshmen are cleared to play, they’ll be looking to model their performances after this senior class.

Friday’s opening contest is just one of many “last firsts” BU’s senior class will witness, and while she’s excited about this upcoming season, Green says the feeling is bittersweet knowing that this will be her last collegiate season with her classmates, with whom she’s endured some growing pains.

“It’s bittersweet because it’s been a long road,” Green said. “Especially since the past two seasons didn’t go as planned, but I think this year we all feel a whole lot better and have a chance to do better. I’m excited and a little bit nervous, but more excited because I think we’re doing to do great.”

THE ELECTION ISSUE MUSE WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Hasan Minhaj, Roy Wood Jr. of “The Daily Show” talk election

BY EMMA PARKINSON DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Through his reporting and critical eye in the political world from 1999 to 2015, Jon Stewart crafted a credible and popular program for Comedy Central, “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.” Upon his departure last year, it was clear the show would continue.

Current host Trevor Noah has retained the accuracy and honesty of “The Daily Show.” He continues to present audiences with comedic political commentary and is a source of news for young people. “The Daily Show” aired a live one-hour long election special Tuesday, Election Day at 11 p.m. to cover the election.

Noah owes this credibility to the team he has crafted, dubbed “The Best F#@king News Team.” Correspondents Roy Wood Jr. and Hasan Minhaj spoke with The Daily Free Press in a conference call about the current election season and the important of political comedy.

“I think comedy is a safe entry point into serious discussions,” said Wood Jr. “By keeping it lighter, you make the conversation more palpable and more productive, in my opinion.” He explained how “The Daily Show” might cover the same information as a cable news show, but makes an effort to make that information more accessible to audiences.

Minhaj agreed, calling the news team “comedic sympathizers” in the way they deliver news.

“We take really complicated, esoteric information,” he said, “and then in seven-and-ahalf-minute acts, break it down and pepper in really funny stuff, and that’s why people like

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Roy Wood Jr., Jordan Klepper, Desi Lydic, Ronny Chieng, Trevor Noah, Jessica Williams and Hasan Minhaj of “The Daily Show.”

it. We’re like funny history professors, essentially.”

Bringing comedy to the 2016 election has been a new challenge for the news team, they said.

“What’s wild is that political culture has become popular culture,” said Minhaj, recalling how networks like E! News and VH1

were covering the Democratic National Convention.

Wood Jr. stressed that political comedy is increasingly important and seems to be what people want.

“I think comedy is important to help people keep their sanity,” Wood Jr. said. “The beauty of comedy is that it reminds you that

you are not alone in feeling a certain way. You get to laugh with people.”

But being a political satire show sometimes means figuring out how to blend hard news and jokes. Sometimes, viewers are offended or jokes are misinterpreted.

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IMPACT WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Author discusses historical woman presidential candidates

BY JENNI TODD DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Since 1872, over 200 women have sought the American presidential office. In her book “The Highest Glass Ceiling: Women’s Quest for the American Presidency,” Ellen Fitzpatrick, a history professor at the University of New Hampshire, detailed the struggles of three of the more influential among them: Victoria Woodhull, Margaret Chase Smith and Shirley Chisholm.

Each is credited with a first in the female pursuit of the presidency.

In a talk on Thursday afternoon at the Campus Center of the University of Massachusetts Boston, Fitzpatrick discussed women’s political leadership and the 2016 presidential election.

Nearly 50 years before the ratification of the 19th Amendment, Woodhull became the first woman to seek the presidency. Chase Smith, who cast her bid for the presidency in 1964, was the first woman to have her name placed in nomination by a major political party. Six years later, Chisholm, the first African-American congresswoman, became the first African-American to announce a presi-

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University of New Hampshire professor Ellen Fitzpatrick, author of “The Highest Glass Ceiling: Women’s Quest for the American Presidency,” speaks at the University of Massachusetts Boston about political leadership and the 2016 presidential election.

dential candidacy.

None of their candidacies were, of course, very successful. Now, the question is, “Why?” “There is a tremendous amount of sexism and hatred towards women who try to break out of the mold,” said Diane Balser, the co-director

of undergraduate studies in the Boston University Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies Program. “I think that’s the biggest challenge.”

But, as Fitzpatrick pointed out, according to the results of a 2003 Gallup poll, more Americans are, in theory, in favor of female

presidential candidate, provided that she is a well-qualified member of their political party.

“50 percent,” Fitzpatrick said.

So, what exactly has delayed America’s first female president?

Despite being the most successful so far, the campaigns of Woodhull, Chase Smith and Chisholm all crumbled under the weight of pragmatic concerns, such as financing, prior experience and party support. Hillary Clinton, the first female presidential nominee of a major political party, surmounted these obstacles and came far closer to the presidency than her predecessors.

Ironically, Fitzpatrick noted, Clinton’s success in overcoming those issues is what has garnered some of her harshest criticisms — flack for her highly successful fundraising efforts and accusations of being both a “career politician” and “establishmentarian.”

Herein lies what has been called the “Hillary Clinton paradox.” As America’s first female presidential nominee for a major political party, Clinton is, as many say, high-achieving and well-established, yet she is simultaneously criticized for being high-achieving and CONTINUED ON PAGE 5