Students around campus on Tuesday are feeling anxious, while others indifferent, as the 2012 Presidential Election results are just hours away from being announced.
“I don’t know who I want to win. Both candidates want to do things I like, and both candidates want to do things I don’t like.” — Hannah Thomas, a 20-year-old sophomore computer science major
“I will be voting for Obama. I prefer his stance on energy, education, and taxes.” – Michael Bostwick, a 20-year-old junior astronomy major
“It seems like Romney is a bit too radical, in a sense. I think in certain states it’s going to be really close, but overall, it won’t be that close. There’s going to be a pretty good margin.” – Connor Pelos, an 18-year-old freshman MCD biology major
“I’ve been following Colorado’s major news channel, 9 News, on Twitter and right now in my county, Arapahoe County, Romney is winning. I’m hoping based on that, that he’s going to win. I feel like just because of the atmosphere that we’re in, it seems like Obama is going to win. From what I’ve been hearing, it’s going to be a close race.” – Jenna Kamlet, an 18-year-old freshman marketing major
“I voted for Romney, but I’m not certain who’s going to win. I think it’s going to be pretty close. I am thinking Colorado is going to be Republican. I’ve seen one person around all of Boulder who was supporting Romney, and that was today. It’s ridiculous how many people around campus are spamming.” – Marci Fischer, a 21-year-old senior history major
“I voted for Romney. I think the state as a whole will go red, but there is a strong democratic presence at CU-Boulder. If you leave the campus, there are a lot of Republicans. I’m sick of seeing political ads tearing down candidates all over campus, on the Internet and on TV. ” – Wyant Curliano, a 20-year-old junior English and psychology major
“I think it’s our obligation as a citizen. I get calls every day asking if I voted, and they just kind of harass me about it. It causes a lot of tension between people.” – Eimi Smith, an 18-year-old freshman neuroscience major, referring to the voting process
“I don’t feel like anything is really going to change that much. I voted for Gary Johnson because he’s the only person I felt reflected who I wanted to lead the country. It’s important to vote for third parties and tell people that you did just to show people that you can and you should [vote for him] if you think he’s the right candidate.” – AJ Gustern, a 19-year-old freshman ecology and evolutionary biology major
“I feel excited because it was my first time voting, but I also feel kind of out-there because I don’t know who it’s going to be. I voted for Mitt Romney because I believe the economy is what we should focus on and I believe Mitt’s got stronger economic policies. If Obama is reelected, I feel like he will do some good, but I feel like, personally, he’s going to hurt the economy.” – Johnathan Thompson, an 18-year-old freshman aerospace engineering major
Contact CU Independent Staff Writers Alyx Saupe at Alyx.saupe@colorado.edu, Zach Cook at Zachary.cook@colorado.edu, and Alex Aguerre at Alex.aguerre@colorado.edu.
