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Is the Recount Necessary?

Crite Staff December 5, 2016

by Carley Litten As we all know, the recent election which took place between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump was a heated one with much controversy. Now that the election is over and Trump is the president-elect...

What to expect on the election day ballot

Crite Staff October 31, 2016

Presidential Candidates: Hillary Clinton (w/ VP Tim Kaine): Hillary Rodham Clinton is the Democratic Party’s nominee for president and has served as a senator for New York and the U.S. secretary of...

What has this election done to us?

Crite Staff October 31, 2016

by Tyler Fransen For the last 16 months, America has been watching with the rest of the world, as our election unfolds into chaos. What was once thought to be the proudest time in our nation’s history—the...

A system with its quirks: Electoral College

Crite Staff October 31, 2016

by Caleb Quimby The Electoral College, a system that has been in place for centuries, has been the deciding factor for most of the presidents in the U.S. It's not a perfect system, it does have its quirks,...

Gary Johnson: Who is the Libertarian candidate

Crite Staff October 31, 2016

by Ashlyn Gerbaz Gary Johnson is a businessman, author, former governor and the Libertarian Party’s nominee for both the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections. Johnson was born on Jan. 1, 1953...

The curious case of Evan McMullin

Crite Staff October 31, 2016

by Jake Carmin With less than two weeks until the general election, support for Trump and Clinton is largely solidifying. Historical Republican stronghold states like Texas and Ohio, which seemed vulnerable...

Trump rally a disgusting excuse for politics

Crite Staff October 23, 2016

by Maddie Parise I was shaking all day before I attended the Donald Trump rally on Oct. 18. My anxiety ran rampant as I thought about how my experience would look when I got there. Though I expected to...

Protesting in the wrong setting produces the wrong results

Crite Staff October 23, 2016

Donald Trump’s rally in Grand Junction gave the people of our city a taste of how polarizing the presidential candidate can be. There is no middle ground when it comes to the support of Trump, and that...

Trump & Clinton face off for final time

Crite Staff October 23, 2016

by Tyler Fransen     The final presidential debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton took place Wednesday, Oct. 19, at the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV). It is the last time the presidential...

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