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The Marquette Tribune Volume 108, Number 4
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
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Senate campaigns prep for election
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Headshots of Democractic candidate, Tammy Baldwin and Republican candidate Eric Hovde. By Ellie Golko
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By Mia Thurow
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With Election Day rapidly approaching on Nov. 4, candidates Tammy Baldwin (D) and Eric Hovde (R) are in the race for Wisconsin’s Representative in the Senate. The Marquette Wire had the opportunity to interview both Senate candidates about their campaigns and attempt to answer any questions young voters may have before Election Day. Baldwin’s interview was conducted via email, and Hovde’s via telephone call. With just one week left until Election Day, Democratic and Republican candidates are battling as hard
as possible to win the approval of the swing state that is Wisconsin. This year, Hovde and Baldwin are the politicians fighting for the incumbent Baldwin’s current spot. The Dairy State’s senators at the moment are Ron Johnson (R) and Baldwin. “Even if you’re voting in your home state, staying engaged in Wisconsin’s election is crucial because this November, Wisconsin is going to be the battleground state that’s going to decide who controls the Senate, the White House and the future of our country,” Baldwin said in an email. She then detailed why college students should vote for her, stating she is hoping to make education
less expensive with the “America’s College Promise Act,” a partnership between the federal and state governments with Native American tribes and minority serving institutions to help lower tuition for some students in certain types of colleges. “Education opens so many doors for students but it’s too expensive, plain and simple. I support common-sense solutions so students can get a college degree without taking on backbreaking debt,” Baldwin said in an email. Hovde said that although he doesn’t support student debt relief, he is unhappy with the rising cost of education and sympathetic to people who may be struggling to
pay off college and/or student debt for decades. “I’m not in agreement with relieving student debt because it’s patently unfair to the vast majority of people in the country. I think what you have to do is you have to go at the root problem, and that’s driving down the cost of higher education,” Hovde said in a phone call. For college students who may be voting for the first time, the cost of education is a relevant issue. For Marquette students, the safety in their college town of Milwaukee may be an issue to consider as well. Recently the crime rates in Milwaukee have been trending down. Both candidates have plans to keep cities safe. Baldwin secured nearly $90 million in state funding for Wisconsin police departments last year and said if reelected she would continue to prioritize public safety. Hovde is endorsed by both the Milwaukee Police Association and the Wisconsin Police Association and believes that police departments are underfunded. When asked about a 2024 decrease crime and homicide rates in Milwaukee, he expressed that a downtick in violence might not be the actual case. “I have been informed that one of the reasons why some of the statistical numbers are actually trending down is that less people are reporting crime, and the Milwaukee Police Department is so understaffed that they’re not reporting the information onto the FBI,” Hovde said in a phone call. In addition to crime, the cost of healthcare may be an additionSee ELECTION on page 2
MU party chairs comment on elections
By Sahil Gupta
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Less than one week remains until Americans head to the polls in what has been a historic presidential election campaign. With former president Donald Trump suffering from two assassination attempts and Vice President Kamala Harris bouncing into the spotlight after what many called a disastrous summer debate performance by President Biden, soon the people will provide the final judgment. Signs that the election is near are ever present on Marquette’s campus. Each residence hall has put up a poster showing residents where their polling place is. Student organizations have been tabling in the AMU, reminding people to vote and
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advocating for candidates. Pins and buttons line students’ backpacks, and doors are lined with stickers. With Election Day inching closer, both the Marquette College Democrats and College Republicans have been working to advocate for their party’s candidates and platforms. From holding meetings with free food to hosting guest speakers, both groups are doing everything that they can to make sure that their candidates win up and down the ballot. The Marquette Wire had the opportunity to speak with Jasleen Kaur, a sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences, and Elliot Sgrignuolli, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences. Kaur and Sgrignuolli are the leaders of the Marquette
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Both chairs have been advocating for their parties' candidates and platforms.
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