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VOL. 103, ISSUE 26
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2020
Simon Poll: Sanders and Bloomberg lead primary polls in Illinois, Pritzker’s popularity increases
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Candidates Bernie Sanders and Michael Bloomberg hold the lead in Illinois presidential primary polls and approval ratings for Gov. J.B. Pritzker are on the rise according to the Simon Poll. The Simon Poll is an annual political poll conducted by the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute. The poll surveyed 1,000 registered voters using random telephone digit dialing from Feb. 10 - Feb. 17 and has a margin of error 3.1 percentage points. Presidential Primary Poll Results Overall in Illinois Sanders is in the lead with 22% of the vote, Bloomberg holds 17%, Joe Biden has 14%, Pete Buttigieg 13%, Amy Klobuchar 8% and Elizabeth Warren 6%. “This pro-Bernie tilt is similar to what has been happening in the early states, and what the national polls show, and it is likely to continue until Super Tuesday and then on to Illinois and other big states on March 17th,” said John S. Jackson, one of the co-directors of the poll. Pritzker Poll Results Approval of Pritzker statewide has reached 51%, an 11% increase from his 2019 approval ratings and he has a 14% advantage over former Gov. Bruce Rauner’s approval rating of 37% in 2015. While Pritzker’s approval ratings have improved nationwide, he holds a 52% disapproval rate downstate and the poll showed a large partisan divide. “Among Democrats, the governor enjoys a 77 percent approval to 14 percent disapproval rating,” the poll said. “Seventy-three percent of Republicans disapprove and 20 percent approve of Pritzker’s job performance.
Independents are in the middle, with 44 percent approval to 43 percent disapproval.” President Donald Trump’s Approval Ratings 39% of Illinois voters approved of the job President
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Donald J. Trump is doing, while 58% disapproved. This is a net negative job approval rate of 19 percentage points, the poll said.
Daily Egyptian wins 22 ICPA awards for second consecutive year Staff | @DailyEgyptian
The D aily Egyptian won 22 Illinois College Press Association awards for the 2019 school year. This is the second year in a row the DE has taken home 22 awards. There were 27 schools and a total of 985 entries in this year’s competition. Jan Thompson, director of the School of Journalism, said she is proud of the staff at the DE and this shows the SIU School of Journalism can compete with the most highly regarded journalism schools in the state. “The awards, across several categories, [are] a testament of the talent that we have on this campus,” Thompson said. “The editor-in-chief, Rana
Schenke, a fashion [design] major, is responsible for the solid leadership of the DE staff this semester. Congratulations also to Eric Fidler, the faculty managing editor, for overseeing and helping the DE achieve this triumph.” Emily Cooper, editor-inchief for fall 2019 semester, said the DE represents SIU well and this is a huge accomplishment. “Bringing 22 awards back home is impressive and something to be proud of,” Cooper said. Eric Fidler, faculty managing editor and advisor to the Daily Egyptian said the awards were “nice.” “I’m proud of our staff, which
has fewer people than the Daily Illini has on its editorial board,” Fidler said. The Daily Illini, the student newspaper of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, earned 21 awards at the competition, according to their staff. The awards are listed below. Writing Editor in Chief Rana Schenke, a junior from Algonquin, Illinois, received first place news story for her coverage of the city hall protest. News Editor Kallie Cox, a junior double majoring in political science and journalism from Springfield, Illinois, won third place for in-depth reporting
for her coverage of SIU’s disproportionate referrals of black students. Jeremy Brown, a former arts and entertainment editor from Champaign, took third place for a critical review of “Shazam.” Brooke Buerck, a sports reporter from Perryville, Missouri majoring in English, received an honorable mention for her feature story about the poor farm cemetery. She also placed third in the headline writing competition for “More than just a jersey: Saluki equipment department keeps athletes in gear.” Jacob Lorenz, a staff reporter from Effingham, Illinois working toward
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dual degrees in psychology and journalism, received first place for his headline “You need a yes before you undress: Omega Delta Phi hosts ‘Consent is Sexy’ workshop." Adam Warfel, a former sports editor from Dieterich, Please see ICPA | 2