Republicans split over Trump’s call with Ukraine
Elanna Reber, Staff Writer
October 29, 2019
On Sept. 26, 2019, a whistleblower complaint was filed against President Donald Trump for abusing his presidential power in a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Trump was trying to instigate an investigation focused on corruption that would implicate potential democratic presidential c...
Trump’s possible impeachment causes alarm
Emma Smith, Staff Writer
October 12, 2019
In the world of politics, U.S. President Donald Trump has been called into question for an impeachment inquiry due to his involvement in a phone call with the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, about the investigation of Joe Biden’s son. Students at Guilford weighed in on the situation, discussing ...
Protect Planned Parenthood from GOP lies
November 6, 2015
Five million people are aided by Planned Parenthood every year through services and outreach. Shutting it down would be irresponsible, preventing 400,000 Pap smear tests, 500,000 breast exams and 700,000 HIV tests annually, according to the Planned Parenthood website. Nonetheless, the Grand Old...
Republicans victorious in 2014, can easily take 2016 if willing to make sacrifices
Landon Fried, Staff Writer
November 21, 2014
Republicans captured massive victories in the midterm elections, burying Democratic candidates in key congressional races. If the GOP plays its cards right, the party will roll that success straight into the presidential election. Republicans can easily carry this success into 2016 if they negotiate...
Despite backlash, government shutdown looks likely
Aditya Garg, Staff Writer
December 6, 2013
Barely a month ago, the U.S. government shut down. Why? Because of the insistence of a minority faction within the Republican Party, led by Sen. Ted Cruz, unhappy with Obamacare. When asked afterwards by ABC News correspondent Jon Karl about the possibility of a second government shutdown, Cruz...
Midlife crisis: The GOP’s existential meltdown and the future of American conservatism
Anthony Harrison, Staff Writer
November 30, 2012
On Nov. 6, as the Fox News correspondents witnessed President Obama gaining momentum in the election, conservative poster-boy Bill O’Reilly made a pertinent comment: “It’s not a traditional America anymore.” I will not continue with his offensive rhetoric about how Obama voters want “stuff”...
Romney, the yellow dog candidate running on a surprise platform
Anthony Harrison, Staff Writer
September 14, 2012
Mitt Romney is a yellow dog. I’m not saying he’s a terrible human being with no backbone, but he certainly fits the classic definition of a yellow dog candidate. Back in the 1920s, when the South strongly supported the Democratic Party, Democrats would say they would rather vote for a yellow...
