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With just more than half of the voting-age population of the U.S. casting ballots in the November 7 election, the selection of the next president may be decided by a few hundred votes in the battleground state of Florida. This year's election was the closest presidential competition since the 1960 race between John F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon. And for the first time since 1888, the candidate winning the popular vote may lose to the candidate winning the Electoral College vote. Read on as APU faculty, staff, and students offer their insights about the election.

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The comments expressed on this page are the views and opinions of individual contributors only, and do not represent the policies or statements of Azusa Pacific University.

 

Robert Alt (alumnus, class of 1996, Political Science major)
"Gore Has No Case: The legal precedents in Florida"
[Published on the National Review website]

Deb Küntz (alumnus, class of 1997)
Response to "Gore Has No Case: The legal precedents in Florida"

Anthony Villella (current student, class of 2002)
Response to "If the Tables Were Turned"
 

Jason Bottino (current student, class of 2003)
I think that a race this close just shows how important it is for people to get out and vote, taking advantage of their rights as a U.S. citizen. I bet a lot of people all over the country are kicking themselves for not going to the polls and voting on Tuesday. I think voting is something that we should take advantage of, and be happy that we have the right to vote.
 

Amy Ottesen (current student, class of 2001)

  
Elections used to frustrate me because I always felt that in the long run, my vote didn't really matter. This election has been so close, showing just how important each vote is. I have never cared so much about an election.  
   

Sherri Wilson (current student, class of 2002)

  
I think that this election is a huge turning point in our history because of how close it has been. It has come down to the wire, showing that every vote counts. The election also shows just how much responsibility is on each of our shoulders to vote and have a voice in the process.  

David L. Weeks, Ph.D. (Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences)

Should It Stay or Should It Go?: The Electoral College Defended
This editorial was published in the San Gabriel Valley Tribune on Saturday, November 11

Dan Palm, Ph.D. (Associate Professor, Political Science)
A Republican trifecta? What political message can we pull from these elections?

Rae Newstad, Ph.D. (Associate Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences)

Europe... Russia... Cuba... Iraq... What does the rest of the world think of our crazy politics?

 
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