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On Tuesday, what some have predicted to be the biggest midterm election in modern history will take place, though you wouldn't know it from a walk around the Richmond campus.
Tim Kaine, former Virginia governor and chairman of the Democratic National Committee, made a speech about U.S. politics to international students in an English as a Second Language class last week.
Students voted Tuesday for their student government class chairs and senators for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Students from Richmond College, Westhampton College and the Jepson School of Leadership Studies elected new presidents of their respective government associations for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Talk about a 52 pickup for the Democrats. It wasn't too long ago, in the aftermath of Barack Obama's historic 2008 victory, that the word "mandate" became inculcated into our national psyche. We were told that America had sent a message to the Republicans: conservatism was out and liberalism was in.
Last week, voters in several states went out to the polls for a handful of off-year elections. Although most of these elections were at the local level and revealed little about the current political climate, three key races reveal a lot about the current mindset of voters.
The University of Richmond's Center for Civic Engagement had buses shuttling students from campus to polling places all day Tuesday, in an attempt to give students a chance to cast their vote in the Virginia state elections.
Despite his loss to Del. John O'Bannon III in the 73rd House of Delegates race, Democratic challenger and Richmond leadership studies professor Tom Shields remained optimistic and upbeat at a gathering of his supporters during election night.
In the well-funded race for the House of Delegates between two Spiders, the Republican incumbent prevailed.
Just five days before the Nov. 3 Virginia gubernatorial election, Virginia Democratic candidate Sen. Creigh Deeds must energize young voters, as well as the Democratic base, if he hopes to overcome his double-digit deficit in the polls to Republican candidate, Bob McDonnell.
Some people might think that it's entirely too soon to begin talking about the 2010 elections. In my opinion, it has become ridiculous that we even bother holding elections anymore.
The Washington Post's Eugene Robinson spoke Wednesday night at the Jepson School of Leadership Studies and addressed the new realities of race and politics since President Obama's election.
Mike Murray has defeated Andrew Howell for president of the Richmond College Student Government Association.
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"And to all those watching tonight from beyond our shores, from parliaments and palaces, to those who are huddled around radios in the forgotten corners of the world, our stories are singular, but our destiny is shared, and a new dawn of American leadership is at hand."
"The news we are receiving on the results of the American presidential election shows that everyone has the right to hope for a freshening of U.S. approaches to all the most complex issues, including foreign policy and therefore relations with the Russian Federation as well."
"Feeling bad for McCain."
