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How Pa. could decide the next president (and control of the Senate)
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Voter trends to look out for this election
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Why some of your peers are voting for third-party candidates
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Here are all the firsts Trump would achieve if he became president
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When your family members are Trump supporters
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The 2016 candidates on the issues
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Clinton campaign volunteers flood the zone to mobilize Pa. voters
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Democratic National Convention photo gallery
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Daily Pennsylvanian Endorsement: Hillary Clinton for president
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Why some of Penn's Republicans are not voting Trump
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How three of Penn's political groups are spending election night
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Logistics
Voters
Candidates
Issues
Road to the Election
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Pa.'s demographics are similar to the nation's BOWMAN COOPER Staff Reporter
The Pennsylvania Voter As of September 2016 National Comparison
Political Affiliation 48.3%
37.9%
Democrat
Republicans have not been campaigning for Trump — O’Hare has even publicly endorsed Clinton — they have done work advocating for the reelection of Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.). D e spit e Pen n sylva n ia’s status as a swing state, however, Hopkins does not believe that Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has much of a chance of winning in the state. While he may be popular among more rural voters, Trump is not likely to gain the votes he needs in those regions of the state. “At this point, Donald Trump is going to have a very, very hard time winning Pennsylvania,” Hopkins explained. “If Donald Trump wanted to compete in the state, he would need to...see a real surge of voter interest in the western parts of the state.”
Hopkins said Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has a strong enough level of support in the Philadelphia suburbs to prevent Trump’s winning the state. “Even if Hillary Clinton doesn’t particularly energize people in the city of Philadelphia, and even if she loses voters in some of the more rural parts of the state,” he said, “her likely victory in the suburbs is going to be so large that it’s quite a tall order to imagine her losing the state.” College sophomore and Penn for Hillary Communications Director Jack Weisman agreed on the importance of Pennsylvania for Clinton’s chances. “Pennsylvania is the state that’s going to decide the election,” he said. Unlike Hopkins, however,
Weisman is less certain that Clinton can so easily win the state. “Even though [Pennsylvania] has voted Democratic a lot recently, in a presidential election it’s a swing state,” he said. “It’s been trending more Republican in the last few election cycles.” He is right: Certain suburban areas west of Harrisburg have trended red in recent cycles. Weisman believes that the electoral situation of the state is still competitive enough to warrant more campaigning there by Clinton. “Our big focus is mobilizing voters here,” he said. “The difference between winning and losing is how many voters you can turn out. Hopefully you’ll be seeing a lot of us in the next couple of weeks.”
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As the election draws near, it looks as if Pennsylvania might be the state that decides who will be our next president. According to political science professor Dan Hopkins, Pennsylvania’s unique demographics will help the state vote for the presidential victor. “Pennsylvania is one of the single most important states in the election,” he said. “The reason for that is that Pennsylvania looks a lot like the country as a whole.” This isn’t the first time that Pennsylvania has been a major player in the election, either. In fact, the state may have decided
the outcome of the 2012 race between President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, Hopkins said. And the state is an equally valuable prize for watchers of the United States Senate, where the Republicans currently have a majority. Wharton sophomore and Penn College Republicans Chief of Staff Owen O’Hare isn’t just focused on the presidential election. He believes Pennsylvania will be an important state on the congressional side as well. “The race between Toomey and McGinty is pretty big,” he said. “If [Toomey] loses this race then that would probably tip control of the Senate to the Democrats, and the Republicans would lose one of the more moderate voices in the party.” Although the Penn College
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How Pa. could decide the next president (and control of the Senate)
13.8%
Republican
Other
Age 20.2% 18 - 29
35.6%
22.1% 30 - 44
22.1%
45 - 64
65+
Sex 48.2%
51.8%
Male
Female
84.6% White
10.3% Black
2.1% Asian
3.0% Other
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Voter trends to look out for this election Wondering how students voted in previous presidential elections? Here are the turnout and political leanings for the past several elections, which provide insight into who will vote on Tuesday.
Political Leanings, 1996 - 2012
Voter Turnout: 2012 Election United States
Pennsylvania
Voters aged 18 - 29
Ages 18 - 29
Democrat
65.1%
69.0%
53.6%
registered
registered
registered
56.5%
59.1%
45.0%
voted
voted
voted
50%
Republican
1996
47%
41%
2000
47%
41%
2004
53%
40%
2008
58%
33%
2012
54%
36%
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Some students support Jill Stein and Gary Johnson JACOB WINICK Staff Reporter
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Some students on Penn's campus are choosing not to support a major party candidate this election, but rather vote for a third party candidate such as Green Party candidate Jill Stein or Libertarian Gary Johnson.
8 — voting third party is not going to change that,” said College senior and co-president of Penn for Hillary Sam Iacobellis. “We do not live in a country like
Britain where voting for less popular candidates will shift the policy of the coalition — that’s what the primaries are for. Even though Bernie Sanders lost, he
was able to push the Democratic Party to adopt the most progressive platform ever. Both party’s platforms are set — now it’s time to choose.”
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It’s almost impossible to spend a day on Penn’s campus without hearing a debate on the impact of voting for a thirdparty candidate. While some students dismiss voting for a third party as a wasted or even a spoiler vote, others cling to candidates like Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson and Green Party nominee Jill Stein as alternatives to the two-party system. There’s not one reason why some Penn students are planning to vote for a third party candidate on Nov. 8. Some, like College sophomore Emily Hancin who is planning on voting for Mike Maturen of the American Solidarity Party, find both candidates too morally reprehensible to support. “I align more with Republican values and I can’t vote for Hillary because I don’t agree with her on a lot of social issues, but as a human I can’t get behind Trump,” said Hancin. “If you find inherent problems with both of the candidates, you should find someone you can really stand behind.” Hancin is not alone in her contempt for the policies of the two major candidates. According to FiveThirtyEight, a popular online poll analysis website, Clinton and Trump are the two most disliked major party candidates on record. W h i le severa l st udents planning to vote third party commonly cited their inability to vote for either candidate, others are hoping their votes will help challenge the twoparty system in the long term. College sophomore Francesca Reznik, who is a registered Republican and supported Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) in the primaries, is planning to vote for Johnson on Nov. 8 in the hopes that her support will add validity to third-party candidates in future elections. “Only 9 percent of Americans
voted for either Clinton or Trump during the primaries, so especially in this election, I think it is fair to say that people are desperately looking for another answer,” said Reznik. “I’m hoping that if Gary Johnson can pull 5 percent of the electorate maybe the Libertarian party will start getting money and then maybe we can have a legitimate third party in the future.” In response to criticism of Johnson’s qualifications for president, Reznik acknowledged that h is econom ic policies make little sense and that his stance on foreign policy is dangerous, but argued that it is more important to show that the American people need another option. “It’s very obvious that Hillary is going to win, so I’m not that worried about all of [Johnson’s] policies,” said Reznik. “The victory will come not by [Johnson] winning, but if there’s enough demonstrated support for third party candidates...we can show that there are more than the two options.” Still others are using the election to pressure the Democratic party to embrace a more liberal platform. College sophomore Nicholas Scarsdale, who is a self-proclaimed “borderline communist,” said he supported Jill Stein. “I don’t want to reward the Democratic Party by voting for someone who I see as so backwards, especially when it comes to foreign policy,” Scarsdale said. “Of course Trump is much worse than her, so if it comes to Election Day and it seems like the race might be tight, I’ll have to vote for Clinton, but otherwise I want to show that I am not going to support them just because there is someone worse.” While voting third party has become a popular option for students disenchanted by Trump and Clinton, others argue that the American political system is built upon the two-party system, so voting third party is simply a waste of a vote. “First of all, let’s be clear, one of two people are going to be president on November
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It’s the eternal question discussed during those testy Thanksgiving dinners and on long car rides: how to engage your parents when they are voting for a different political candidate. Perhaps no election has made that division more pronounced than the 2016 one, where supporters of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have engaged in a vicious general election battle. College sophomore Kaylin Bailey said that while her entire family is voting for Trump, she intends to vote for Clinton, a result of different values between herself and her parents. Though her parents were not Trump supporters initially, once he became the nominee they decided to vote for him due to their loyalty to the Republican Party and “disdain for Hillary Clinton.” “I’ve always known about the difference in values — my parents don’t sympathize with LGBT citizens, immigrants or anybody who ‘takes away their guns,’” Bailey said. Having spent time in a more liberal environment at Penn, and already having become more liberal than her parents, Bailey said that she understands that she cannot sway her parents on these issues over conversation at the dinner table. “When politics happens to come up, I still encourage them to vote, now and in the future, based on what they want in a candidate as opposed to a political party,” she said. Though she disagrees with her parents’ position, Bailey said that she “tries to inform these elderly white southern conservatives on issues they simply don’t know much about.” When they ask her who she will be voting for this November, Bailey replies by joking that her ballot is going to Clinton “just so I can cancel out one of their Trump votes.” A College sophomore, who asked not to be named to describe private conflicts, said she knew her parents aligned with the Republican Party and was very interested to see their reaction to the
final two candidates: Clinton and Trump. “I was actually a bit surprised to hear my father say that he would be voting for Trump,” she said. Though she now understands that her father is voting for Trump for party purposes, rather than in support of his personality, she said, “I do not necessarily judge him even though I do not support Trump.” It is difficult, however, to be in the liberal environment and know that her family supports a widely condemned candidate here at Penn, she said. “I am frankly embarrassed to say that my parents are voting for Trump as I go to class on a campus with professors and fellow students who laugh at the concept.” An Engineering sophomore, who also asked not to be named, also said it was difficult to reconcile her family’s support with the way Trump is talked about at Penn. “Attending a liberal school where students are extremely vocal about their resistance to Trump as a presidential candidate, I feel so embarrassed to reveal that my father is a strong advocate for him,” she said. She noted her discomfort at seeing his avid anti-Hillary Clinton posts on Facebook, and the “constant feuds” he has with Clinton supporters who comment on these posts. “I often find myself agreeing with the distant relatives and even people I do not know in their arguments against my dad,” she said. “I frankly do not understand how a man with multiple daughters could vote for someone so disrespectful, even though he does not agree with many of Hillary’s policies.”
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Believes “dreamers” should have a clear path to citizenship
Supports keeping abortion legal
Supports increased gun-control measures and ban on assault weapons
Believes the U.S should stay in the Paris climate accord
Wants increased communciation with federal officials and to alter “santuary city” policies
Supported bill that requires hospitals to report possible undocumented immigrants
Only supports abortion in the case of rape, incest and life of mother
Opposes any effort to further restrict access to abortions
Holds pro-life beliefs
Does not want stricter gun control measures, supports expanding concealed-carry permits
Supports universal background checks and ban on military-style weapons
Pro-gun advocate, supports decreased gun waiting time, supports universal background checks
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Supports increasing military spending, wants greater domestic surveillance to identify extremists
Believes in a strong relationship with Israel and having a stake in its security
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Supports domestic sources of energy
Supports renewing harsh sanctions on Iran
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U.S Senate: In one of the closest (and most expensive) Senate races in the country, incumbent Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) is in the fight of his political life against Philadelphia native Katie McGinty. Recent polling gives McGinty a slight edge. Other contenders include Libertarian candidate Edward Clifford III and independent candidate Everett Stern. U.S. House of Representatives, 2nd District: The race to elect Penn’s local congress-
Pennsylvania Attorney General: The race for the state’s top law enforcement official is between two candidates, Democrat Josh Shapiro and Republican John Rafferty. The office has been under much scrutiny in recent months amid the downfall of former Attorney General Kathleen Kane, who resigned from her post on Aug. 16 and was sentenced to 10-23 months in prison on Oct. 24 on perjury-related charges. Pennsylvania Auditor General:
A slew of candidates are running for the state’s chief fiscal officer: Democratic incumbent Eugene DePasquale, Republican John A. Brown, Green Party candidate John Sweeney and Libertarian candidate Roy Minet. State Treasurer: This office has quite the eventful history as of late: interim treasurer Timothy Reese has been in office since June 2015 after Democratic treasurer Rob McCord resigned following an investigation of campaign finance violations. Reese is not running for a full term, leaving the race up to Democrat Joseph Torsella, Republican Otto Voit III, Libertarian James Babb and Green Party candidate Kristin Combs, a 2010 GSE graduate. Pennsylvania General Assembly: Democrat James Roebuck should have the 188th District’s seat in Pennsylvania’s General Assembly all tied up. He’s the only candidate running.
Tomorrow, Philadelphia voters will do their part to select the next President of The United States, along with several other state and national offices. But candidates aren’t the only ones up for vote on Tuesday — the ballot will also feature a potential amendment to the Pennsylvania Constitution. The proposed amendment question reads as follows:
“Shall the Pennsylvania Constitution be amended to require that justices of the Supreme Court, judges, and magisterial district judges be retired on the last day of the calendar year in which they attain the age of 75 years?” According to Ballotpedia, the measure would affect 19 of Pennsylvania’s state judges who turned 70 this year, including Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, Thomas Saylor. Under present law, supreme court justice Max Baer would be forced to retire next year as well, when he turns 70. The proposed amendment is sponsored by 21 state legislators, representing both major parties, who argue that the current mandated age of retirement cuts short the careers of experienced judges. While the amendment is opposed by only one legislator, the editorial boards of three Pennsylvania newspapers have published oppositions to the proposal. Included among them is The Philadelphia Inquirer, who argues that the phrasing of the question is intentionally misleading for voters, because it doesn’t explain that at present, judges are required to retire at 70. The proposed amendment will be labeled under the “Questions” section on the Nov. 8 ballot. Reporting: Leonard Eisen, Graphic: Ilana Wurman
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Does not want to increase military spending, does not support increasing military presence in other parts of the world that see increases in extremism
Believes Muslims should face extra immigration hurdles
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man will take on extra significance this year, as perennial Rep. Chaka Fattah will no longer be in the running. Fattah resigned in June after being convicted on corruption-related charges. The candidates to fill his seat, which has been vacant since Fattah’s ouster, include Democratic state Rep. Dwight Evans and Republican James Jones. Evans, who already assured Fattah’s term would come to an end by beating him in the April 26 Democratic primary, is expected to cruise to victory in this deep-blue district.
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With less than a week until the highly anticipated 2016 presidential election, the Clinton campaign is preparing for an intense effort to get out the vote on Penn’s campus as well as across Pennsylvania. In a new USA Today/Ipsos poll, Clinton is at 68 percent and Trump at 20 percent on a four-way race among millenials. Clinton’s level of support with young voters is higher than President Barack Obama’s mark from 2008 (66 percent) and 2012 (67 percent). Clinton’s challenge will be to get those who support her to come out to the polls. She holds a clear advantage over Trump in terms of a professionalized ground organization that has been building and working for years to support her. Clinton and her fellow Democrats have more than 50 offices in Pennsylvania, more than half a
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In the days leading up to the election, student supporters of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton canvassed campus and volunteered for phone banks in an effort to get out the vote on Nov. 8.
dozen in Philadelphia alone. The Trump campaign, on the other hand, has 12 offices in the state and only one headquarters in Philadelphia. Student organizers, including
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Sam Iacobellis said every door will be knocked on on-campus during the four days going into the election. The only potential thorn in the Clinton campaign’s side is the SEPTA workers strike, which if still active on Election Day may limit turnout. On Oct. 31, Democratic Rep. Bob Brady visited last-minute negotiations to remind union members that “Hillary Clinton’s guy, Corey Dukes (director of the candidate’s Pennsylvania campaign), had a little concern,” according to The
Philadelphia Inquirer. “Overall, millennial turnout is not strong but I think our job here is to make sure that if that is the general rule, then we are the exception,” Iacobellis said. “Political activity across the board has been heightened this election season. I am confident that students are going to be excited to vote because it is such a pivotal election.” Hillary for Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania Democrats have been mobilizing and organizing millennials support across college campuses by talking about key issues that are pertinent to their generation. Campaign volunteers said that these include making college affordable, tackling student debt and raising the minimum wage. According to the latest large scale survey of millennials by the Harvard Institute of Politics, under half of 18 to 29-year-olds — 49 percent — said they would “definitely” vote this year, almost identical to the 48 at this point in 2012. “This is my opinion personally but if you don’t vote then you don’t have a right to a political opinion. Your vote is your voice,” Iacobellis said. “We treat our right to vote flippantly but there [have] been people who have fought and died in our history so that all Americans can exercise their right to vote.”
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inability to articulate a coherent policy agenda beyond generalized, sometimes implausible or illegal, suggestions. Despite having graduated from our university, he displays none of the characteristics that we expect from a potential president. After outlining the faults in Trump’s campaign, it would be onesided not to acknowledge Clinton’s shortcomings as well. The email server controversy has contributed to questions surrounding her decision-making abilities and her trustworthiness. While Clinton’s decision to rely on a private email server deserves scrutiny, against the backdrop of Trump’s endless list of mistakes in his personal life and business career, Clinton’s record should be known more for her consistent commitment to solving important issues, rather than repetitive outcry against one poor decision. We are more interested in highlighting Clinton’s effectiveness and capability in the political realm. Clinton is critiqued for being “part of the system” and part of the corruption often associated with national politics, but frankly, her experience in Washington makes her one of the most overqualified candidates in history. Testimonials from colleagues in D.C. continue to paint Clinton as a natural problem solver and apt negotiator. Trump, in contrast, has alienated himself from all corners of the political establishment, including key leaders from his own party. Finally, and most importantly, we advocate that all voters, regardless of party affiliation or aversion to the Clinton name, take a step back and consider what their vote could mean during this unprecedented election. Even if you are not voting for Trump, seriously think about the implications of not voting at all or voting for a third party. This is not the election to passively sit back or make a protest vote as a way to express your dissatisfaction with Clinton, the Democratic Party, or the mainstream political establishment in general. Not voting for Hillary translates to contributing to Trump’s potential victory, a real possibility, which would mean that ignorant discrimination and selfinterested policy-making trumps democratic values and pragmatic problem-solving. Though these statements may sound sweeping or extreme, we have sadly arrived at a reality in which Donald Trump’s presidency is a genuine possibility
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In the spring, The Daily Pennsylvanian Opinion Board endorsed candidates from each party — John Kasich and Hillary Clinton — for the primary elections. We now endorse Hillary Clinton for president because we respect Clinton as a strong, effective and extremely qualified candidate. Throughout her experience as First Lady, senator and Secretary of State, Clinton showed that she prioritizes pragmatism, determination and productive negotiation as means for improving economic opportunity and social equality for all Americans. With an economic platform that has always supported struggling Americans and an ongoing record of championing women and minorities, Clinton has demonstrated an unceasing commitment to staying above partisanship in order to prioritize and fight for important policy outcomes. In the international realm, Clinton has maintained a pragmatic approach to protecting our national interests abroad, while also maintaining key democratic values. In the past, she has also demonstrated her commitment to defending women’s rights as human rights in China as early as 1995, when she expressed these principles in a speech made in Beijing. Her foreign policy record also highlights her ability to sensibly negotiate to optimize U.S. interests and security around the world. We do not need to attack Trump to explain why he would be a less effective president than Clinton; his track record shows his uninformed approach to tackling both domestic and foreign policy, along with his
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The Republican Party has made headlines this year for its split opinion on 1968 Wharton graduate Donald Trump. Republicans at Penn have encountered a similar divide among themselves. Some Republicans at the University are opting to vote for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, a third party candidate or abstain from the election. Wharton sophomore Nile Nwogu identifies as conservative, but he is among the Republicans who plan to vote for Clinton in the presidential election. “As someone very passionate about policy, once the primary was over, I thought it would be hard for me to vote for Clinton when I disagree with her on a lot,” Nwogu said. “But for this election, I think rhetoric definitely trumped policy.” Nwogu plans on splitting the ticket between the presidential and congressional races on November 8. “I will also be voting Senator Pat Toomey [the Republican Senate candidate for Pennsylvania] because I think that if we can save the Senate, that will force Hillary to be quite moderate with
her Supreme Court nominee,” he said. Other Penn Republicans cited the recently uncovered Hollywood Access video that captured Trump discussing aggressive sexual advances on women as a factor in their vote. “In my opinion, anyone that is responding to accusations of sexual assault by saying ‘look at her,’ is not fit for president,” Wharton freshman Worth Gentry said, “and especially not fit for bipartisan cooperation.” Gentry, a conservative, is “voting for Johnson unenthusiastically” because of the manner Trump has handled issues in his campaign. “It’d also help if he were representative or respectful of the party and its platform,” Gentry added. Wharton senior Grayson Sessa said that he was disillusioned with the idea of a Trump candidacy since the first presidential debate against Clinton. “When he was so unprepared for the first debate, I pretty much lost any desire to vote for him,” Sessa said, “and then the video certainly sealed the deal.” Sessa isn’t sure how he will vote on Election Day. “I still don’t like Hillary Clinton — although I want her to be president — so I’m going to write in Jeb Bush or vote for Gary Johnson,” he said.
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On the evening of Tuesday, Nov. 8, two very different groups with very different goals will be doing the same exact thing: watching and waiting. For the Penn Democrats and the Penn College Republicans, the election coverage will bring a welcome end to a highly divisive campaign and the opportunity to watch in shared anticipation as live results roll in. Penn Dems, the University’s organization of democratic students, is co-hosting a watch party with the Pennsylvania Democratic Party at Cavanaugh’s Restaurant and Sports Bar. College junior and Penn Dems President Jana Korn said she encourages students to volunteer during the final week of the election. Korn expressed optimism about election night. “If all goes well, they’ll be able to call the results pretty early on in the night for president,” Korn said, knocking three times on a wooden table. The watch-party begins at 8 p.m., but Korn expects it to extend late into the night. “I’m assuming that all the senate races will take a lot longer, so it’s going to be a long night,” she said. “But I’m looking forward to being able to celebrate with the Democrats.”
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College sophomore and Director of Communications for Penn College Republicans Ryan Snyder similarly anticipates a long night. “The Toomey-McGinty race will probably be one of the closest in the country,” Snyder said, referring to Pennsylvania’s hotly contested Senate race. “It’s definitely going to come down to a wire [and] we’re hoping Toomey pulls it out.” The College Republicans, who Snyder said are “focusing a bit on down ballot candidates,” will view election coverage from a house whose location will soon be posted on the group’s Facebook page. “We’ll have probably 30 or so members come by." Snyder said, adding, “Even Dems are welcome.” Penn Dems and Penn College Republicans are not the only groups holding events on election night. The Government and Politics Association, Penn’s bipartisan and largest student political union, will also host a viewing party. Renting out the second floor of Harvest Bar & Grill for a night of free food and election coverage, GPA will fill out posters in red or blue as the results return. College senior and GPA President Sarah Simon expressed her excitement for a contest hosted by the group. “GPA is hosting a sweet (20)16 election prediction contest,” she said. “People can submit predictions for senate, gubernatorial and electoral college races … we’re going to have a live leader board that gets updated as races come in.” The contest, which GPA’s Facebook page describes as “March
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