West Reacts to the 2016 Presidential Election
Presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to a couple thousand supporters in Louisville, Ky., on Tuesday March 1, 2016. (Mark Cornelison/Lexington Herald-Leader/TNS)
Apr 12, 2016
The Niles West News had a chance to interview two students who are very passionate about this upcoming election. The first student that was interviewed was senior Gillian Deleon, who is a passionate Hillary Clinton supporter. The second student that was interviewed was junior Nathan Dohotariu, who is a Donald Trump supporter. They both had the chance to sit and talk about their reason for supporting the respective two current front runners.
With the 2016 presidential election coming up, students and faculty of Niles West had their opinions on some of the candidates when asked who they wanted to win the election.
“Not Donald Trump. He’s just preaching hate to everyone and we already have enough of that. I would prefer Bernie Sanders to win, but between him and Hillary, I don’t really care,” junior Tia Chung-Swanson said.
Some members of the faculty viewed the same thing.
“I would like to see Hillary Clinton win. I like Bernie Sanders, but I think he may not have the experience and political expertise that she does,” English teacher Sharon Swanson said.
Others truly weren’t fond of what Donald Trump stands for.
“Can I tell you who I don’t want to win? Donald Trump. I think he is dangerous for women,” English teacher Kristen Jackson said.
However, not all students had the same views on Donald Trump.
“I’m voting for Trump because although he’s put in a bad light from the public, his policies on gun reforms, taxes, and foreign relations are better than the candidates – and he’s not a criminal or a socialist like the other parties’ candidates,” junior Kosta Hatzopoulos said.
The 58th quadrennial will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 8.
lol • Apr 19, 2016 at 7:16 AM
watch out for the illegal aliens. we need to send them back to outer space. let’s build a wall preventing those darn aliens from coming back
Enrique • Apr 15, 2016 at 1:18 PM
The hillary supporter seems like she’s dead, like a zombie, providing zero motivation and reason for me to vote for hillary.
Well-Informed Non-Zombie • Apr 21, 2016 at 12:47 PM
Maybe you should find motivation to vote for candidates based on their qualifications and policies rather than what one articulate supporter– albeit a little lacking in energy– has to say about them.
Trump • May 17, 2016 at 9:26 PM
As if you’re one to speak. What qualification does Hillary have? She’s behind plenty of scandals and even more lies to the U.S. You probably only want to vote for her because she’s a woman. Get informed before you try to put down someones comment.