Brits seem to think there are only two candidates for the presidency. When my conversations at Oxford University turn to American politics, 9 times out of 10 I am asked: “Who are you voting for? Donald Trump or Bernie Sanders?” The European conception of American politics is slightly laughable. While these two presidential candidates seem...
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Hillsdale senior impresses 2016 candidates
Senior Randy Keefe caught the attention of GOP presidential candidates Donald Trump and Ben Carson over the mid-semester break. Over fall break, he traveled to Washington, D.C. to work for a conference with the Council for National Policy. Several 2016 presidential candidates — including business mogul Donald Trump, retired brain surgeon Ben Carson, Sen. Rand...
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Carson voted favorite in campus’s debate exit poll
If Hillsdale students represented the entire United States, retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson might feel comfortable about clinching the Republican presidential nomination. In a straw poll conducted last week, Hillsdale College Republicans asked students who attended the club’s “Screen on the Green” of the Sept. 16 GOP primary debate who they would vote for were the...
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Some among politics faculty offer Trump early support
Less than 3 percent of Hillsdale students would vote for Donald Trump tomorrow, according to the College Republicans’ post-debate straw poll last week. But what support Trump does have at Hillsdale, among students and faculty alike, seems sparked by one position, immigration reform. Professor of Politics Thomas West, Assistant Professor of Politics John Grant, and...
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Victor Davis Hanson weighs in on 2016 hopefuls
Victor Davis Hanson is the Wayne & Marcia Buske Distinguished Fellow in History at Hillsdale College where he teaches a course on history and classical culture every fall. He is also the Martin and Illie Anderson Senior Fellow in Residence in Classics and Military History at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. Hanson spoke at...