Post-Election Analysis: What Virginia Democrats Got Wrong
McAuliffe Ran a Lackluster Campaign By: Jack Houston, Mason Votes 2021 Online Editorial Team As the dust settles on the 2021 Virginia Election Cycle, Democrats across the country are wondering what went wrong. While the end result was a close race, in a state where President Biden won by over 10 points, this was a blowout...Continue reading→
Mason Students Vote On Campus In Virginia Gubernatorial Election
381 Mason Students Voted at Merten Hall Last Tuesday By: Sydney Johnson & Brad Byrne, Fourth Estate Staff Writers This story was originally published on gmufourthestate.com. Fourth Estate is Mason’s official student-run newspaper. The Virginia governor’s election took place on Nov. 2 as students, faculty and other members of the Mason community watched former Virginia...Continue reading→
Election Stress and What to Do About It
Resources Are Available to Mason Students Who Need Support By: Meg Thornberry, Mason Votes 2021 Online Editorial Team Elections cause stress. Stress can take many forms. Some people may experience anxiety, a series of heightened fears and emotions. Others may experience fatigue, or burnout, a lack of enthusiasm, even for things they used to care...Continue reading→
WATCH: LIVE 2021 Election Night Coverage!
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VIDEO: COMM 145 Election Interviews
Mason Students Share What’s Motivating Them in 2021 The students of COMM 145 (Newspaper Workshop I) were assigned to interview their peers on why voting is important and which issues were influencing their vote in 2021. Here is what they found… Special thanks the students of COMM 145: Luke Black, Reem Jamil, Matthew Link, Tristen...Continue reading→
Virginia Reports Dramatic Surge in Early Voting
Democrats Have an Apparent Lead, but Nothing Is Set in Stone By: Jack Houston, Mason Votes 2021 Online Editorial Team Early voting in Virginia’s 2021 election is now over and we have the results…kind of. To stress why early voting is so important this year, let’s look at the numbers from previous years. In 2017,...Continue reading→
Faculty Q&A with Char Miller
“The voters did their job last time, they got people elected.“ By: Jacob Pritchard, Mason Votes 2021 Online Editorial Team Mason Votes sat down with Char Miller, an associate professor at Mason’s Schar School of Policy and Government, to get his views on the state of democracy, the 2021 election, and more: Q: In what...Continue reading→
Where Can Mason Students Vote on Election Day?
Only Students Registered at Their Current Campus Address Can Vote at the University Precinct in Merten Hall By: Meg Thornberry, Mason Votes 2021 Online Editorial Team In 2020, 71.8 percent of Mason students voted, significantly more than the 66 percent national average, according to a recent study conducted by the National Study of Learning, Voting...Continue reading→
Meet the Candidate: Glenn Youngkin (R)
Glenn Youngkin, Republican Candidate for Virginia Governor Learn more about the candidate by visiting Youngkin’s campaign website: youngkinforgovernor.com Meet Glenn: • Born: December 9, 1966 in Richmond, VA • First job: “washing dishes and frying eggs at a diner in Virginia Beach” • Education: Earned a bachelor’s degree in engineering from Rice University and an...Continue reading→
Meet the Candidate: Terry McAuliffe (D)
Terry McAuliffe, Democratic Candidate for Virginia Governor Learn more about the candidate by visiting McAuliffe’s campaign website: terrymcauliffe.com Meet Terry: • Born: February 9, 1957 in Syracuse, NY • First job: “started a business paving driveways for neighbors and local businesses at age 14” • Education: Earned a bachelor’s degree from Catholic University and a...Continue reading→