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College Republicans set record straight
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I am so disgusted with Jessica Adams’ article about getting the vote out. I am really disappointed, but not surprised that the Arbiter has written such a slanted article about who is really trying to get the vote out.
I told Jessica, in my office, that the College Republicans had a six-week voter registration drive this summer. Just because the College Democrats procrastinated until the last possible week to get people registered does not mean that they were the only ones doing it.
We did work with the College Democrats’ president and original founder, Van Beechler, at the beginning of the summer to get a debate on campus, but when she left for the summer, and never returned my calls or emails there wasn’t much we could do.
Not to mention, she had her club stolen out from under her while she was gone by the radicals who run the club now: typical Democrat shenanigans.
The College Democrats wonder why we won’t work with them? Why not ask themselves who were the specific students they were targeting? It wasn’t everyone was it?
We found out about your discrimination technique – that’s why we said no. Our drive last summer was to get as many students, of all colors, religions and economic and social backgrounds as well as political affiliations and gender to be registered. Not to discriminate against anyone.
We were instrumental in bringing the State Superintendent debate to campus with little credit because the College Democrats didn’t get involved, so they didn’t want to seem biased by giving us credit and not them, though they didn’t help.
If we are so horrible and doing nothing for students, then why are we getting phone calls from Democratic campaigns asking if we can help put out their propaganda?
The College Democrats called me the first week in October asking for a debate at the end of October. Since we explained once, and it didn’t make it in the article and Lea Sweat has seemed to forget, the governor, lt. governor, senators and congressmen, are all on their bus tour at the time the College Democrats wanted to have their last minute debate.
This has been planned for months! (Not to mention, they currently hold jobs that keep them very busy.) A debate is not supposed to be planned 2-3 weeks in advance. Unless you are a Democrat that never really wanted a debate, just a reason to say the Republicans won’t show up.
Stop with the LIES! I plead with the Arbiter to tell the whole story. Not just write an article for their friends.
Once again, I would like to thank Andy Benson for always writing unbiased articles.
China Veldhouse, Vice president, College Republicans