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Volume 83 No. 8
Grimsley High School
801 Westover Terrace
Greensboro, NC 27408
April 18, 2008
Candidates visit North Carolina to rally
supporters for competitive primary in May
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Co-Editors-in-Chief
hile many high
school students were en
joying their spring break,
local politics became
front page news in
Greensboro and its sur
rounding areas, as Illinois
Senator Barack Obama
visited the city on
Wednesday, March 26,
and New York Senator
Hillary Clinton spoke in
Winston-Salem the
following day.
Bofh candidafes drew
fhousands of supporfers
fo fheir rallies, yet
Obama's event suffered a
sefback when counterfeif
fickets were produced,
resulfing in over 300 fol
lowers being ushered info
the "overflow" room
where they watched him
speak on a projector. Af
ter his speech, Obama
came by to shake a
few hands.
Clinfon visited
Forsyth Technical Com
munity College on Thurs
day, March 27, to ensure
North Carolinian voters
that she understands
their troubles and wishes
to offer help. Her speech
focused on the economy
and her plans for bringing
more jobs back to the
area, an issue close
to the hearts of many vof-
ers in the Triad, as well
as those in the
entire country.
Obama addressed
many similar issues in his
Town Hall meeting, al
lowing those in atten
dance to ask questions.
He commented on subject
matter including how he
would apply his religion
to the Presidency and
what he would do to re
duce poverty in the
United States. As in many
opinion
Church in Kansas
is spewing hateful
messages lending
to even more grief.
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of his speeches, he pro
claimed thaf Americans
need to step up and be
come a part of the change
in Washington.
"I am depending on
you, the American
people," he said.
"America must decide.
It's time for a change."
Bofh Senators Clinton
and Obama spoke can
didly on the issue of
healfhcare, which affects
the entire country. Both
believe that the healthcare
system must be reformed,
and they advocated the
implementation of a plan
similar fo fhe one offered
to Congressmen. Such an
arrangement would cover
all essential medical ser
vices including preven
tive, maternity, and
mental health care.
Senior Gwen Barlow
attended Obama's Town
Hall Meeting at the War
Memorial Auditorium.
"When he was answer
ing questions, he covered
exactly what was asked,
but he also achieved his
own campaign goals. His
ability to connect with the
audience on a personal
level was amazing,"
said Barlow.
Several voters at
tended one or both of the
rallies in order to deter
mine if hearing Obama
and/or Clinfon in person
would make fheir vofing
in the primaries easier
and more decisive. One
hot issue in the Demo
cratic primaries recently
has been whether or not
Senator Clinton should
drop out of fhe race a
maffer fhat the New York
Senator addressed at
the rally.
"Some people have
been saying let's end these
primaries; let's call it
quits," said Clinton to
the crowd.
As a response, the
mass grew rowdy, to
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Above- Senator Obama visited Greensboro on Wednesday, March 26. He gave an introductory speech
and then opened the floor for questions. Obama is known for his abUity to interact comfortably with
supporters and to draw large bands of young followers.
Below- Senator Hillary Clinton spoke at Forsyth Technical Community College on Thursday, March
27. Clinton has emphasized her years as First Lady to remind voters of her experience, and she has
reassured followers of her intentions to continue withthe spring and summer primaries.
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which Clinton re
sponded, "1 think a lot of
people want their voices
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March Madness
provokes sports
fanatics to cheer
for favorite teams.
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heard and their
votes counted."
Regardless of pressure
on both candidates to
drop out, neither appears
to view it as a possibility,
Obama currently leads
Clinton by 140 delegates,
but his lead could be re
duced dramatically after
today's Pennslyvania pri
mary. It does not seem
plausible that he will
have the 'magic number'
of 2,025 delegates by the
summer convention, as
the massive amount of
super delegates could in
deed shape the outcome
of the race. There are 455
superdelegates, impor
tant leaders in the Demo
cratic party, who can allot
their delegate to whom
ever they please. Many
believe the super del
egates should follow
the voice of the people.
assigning their delegates
to whomever their
majority represents.
Obama currently leads
Clinton by only four per
cent in a recent CNN poll,
with 12 percent remain
ing "undecided."
Residents of the Triad
were pleased to hear the
candidates in person to
determine for themselves
which one will best
serve them.