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The political club activitie s allowed

us to feel pairt of the election process.

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It was fun, and it had a sense of competitiveness

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because w e w ere cheering for our favorite candidates.

-M allory Alexander

One of the political

club’s activities in­

volved getting the

student body to wave

signs off the Cause­

way right outside

campus in the weeks

prior to the election.

Faculty and staff also

participated.

Political

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From the president of the political club,
ub

David Edwards, to freshmen like Alexis

Fleetwood, students cared about the

results of the election.

"I was elected vice-presi­

dent but took over as

president about one-fourth

of the way through the se­

mester. I knew that this

was going to be a big elec­ Sarah Baggott talks “Being elected sec­

tion, and I wanted to have with Amy Yancy, a retary of the political

a leadership role that field representative club, I knew that it

would give me the ability for College Republi­ was going to be a

to encourage students to cans, at the mock great responsibility.

get involved." election held on I wanted my enthusi­

campus. “The mock asm to spread, even

"I had the opportunity to election was a great if I was making a fool

go to Miami for the first idea. I think that it of m yself waving

presidential debate. It was got people excited signs along the

the highlight of my semes­ about the upcoming Causeway,"Stacey

ter. The college^ voice elections,” she said. Gamble said.

was heard obviously by

the small margin that Bush

won Pinellas County. The

political club helped by

just getting people regis­

tered and out to vote."