Election 2012
Democrats win big in state elections
Incumbents Senator Bob Casey and state treasurer Robert McCord clinched their second terms, while Kathleen Kane and Eugene DePasquale won their races for state attorney general and auditor general, respectively. INTERACTIVE: Pennsylvania Election ResultsStudents to staff and watch polls
About 40 students from PLTV will be scattered throughout campus operating and manning the voting process. They will check in voters, explain the process to first-time voters and tabulate numbers at the end of the day.Penn graduate instrumental in political campaigns
Since he left Penn Ahearn has quickly made a name for himself on the campaign trail, serving most recently as the regional finance director of 1987 College graduate Jon Huntsman’s unsuccessful presidential bid.Bill Clinton to rally voters for President Obama at the Palestra
Clinton has been a popular surrogate for the Obama campaign this election cycle. He has stumped for the president in battleground states such as New Hampshire and Virginia.Annenberg professor's study finds racism declined due to President Obama
Goldman’s research concluded that, because of Obama, there has been a decrease in the amount of negative categorization of black citizens by whites.
Swaying the vote, one Barbie at a time
The shrine belongs to Jacqui Bowman, a former consulting scholar for the Penn Museum who earned a certificate of executive administration from the University. The shrine is Bowman’s front porch on 43rd Street near Baltimore Avenue.
DP poll shows Democrat-leaning campus
Despite close numbers between President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney nationally, likely voters at Penn have self-identified as 55.0 percent Democrat, according to a poll conducted by The Daily Pennsylvanian.
White House cabinet secretary talks politics with Penn students
Christopher Lu was Obama’s classmate at Harvard Law School and later served as his legislative director during the president’s time in the senate
Penn alum Howard Marlowe lobbies for change in D.C.
Stepping from the halls of Penn’s student government to the halls of Capitol Hill was natural for 1964 Wharton alumnus Howard Marlowe, who has now spent more than 30 years working in the true corridors of power.
Fels professor Marjorie Margolies looks back on political career
The former Pennsylvania representative and 1963 College graduate currently co-teaches the “Conventions, Debates and Campaigns” class at the Fels Institute of Government.Political Action Week brings election events to campus
PoCo, an umbrella group of 10 member organizations, originally scheduled the week to start on Monday, but all of that night’s and Tuesday’s events were canceled or rescheduled due to Hurricane Sandy. The week now includes 10 events that aim to discuss key policy issues in this year’s presidential election.Alum leaves mark on Treasury, Department of State
Though Schmerin worked in at least five different government positions since he graduated, his interests have remained the same as they were at Penn, where he received the Norman D. Palmer Prize for the best senior thesis in international relations. He currently works at Fairholme Capital Management, where he conducts investment research.Switching Sides: Voter party affiliation fluctuates in Pennsylvania
To add to the volatility, Republican numbers have soared in the last two months before voter registration closed in October.Nobel laureates write public letter supporting Barack Obama
Stanley Prusiner, a 1964 College graduate and 1968 Medical School graduate, was among the signers. He won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1997.
SPEC Connaissance to host Arianna Huffington
Huffington was ranked 29th on Forbes’ most recent list of the “The World’s 100 Most Powerful Women”
Adam Silver | Swearing off election night stands
Politicians take advantage of us simply because we let them. We allow ourselves to be persuaded by the wrong things.Polls show Obama lead over Romney closing in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania’s swing state status will be determined by whether or not Romney chooses to capitalize on the new polls
Brian Collopy | Policies over personalities
Political rhetoric and the media’s coverage often eschew economic reasoning and evidence when discussing policy.