As Nov. 5 looms closer, the date for the presidential election between former President Donald Trump and current Vice President Kamala Harris, both parties are backing their candidates in this particularly hectic election season.
Illinois general elections will also take place, deciding the House of Representatives at both the state and Federal Levels, the State Senate, and the State Judicial.
“I’m a Democrat because, you know, I believe in equality for everyone. I believe in social programs for middle-class people, for everyone. I want to make sure that we are taking care of our marginalized groups of people. And you know that I just always align more with the democratic ideals than any other party,” said Beth Kremer, Chair of the Kendall County Democrats.
Democrats are the more left-wing party of the two. They are supporting Kamala Harris for president. She won the Democratic nomination after current President Joe Biden withdrew from the race.
The biggest factor of this election is who undecided voters on the fence will support for the election, and ultimately they’ll decide on which candidate they support the most.“Think about the values that you have and want upheld by the politicians that are running. For election and then pay attention to who you think is going to best represent those values and interests for you,” said Paula Rossi, OH English teacher.
“I’ve actually been a Republican since I was first able to vote and that year, Ronald Reagan was up for his second term of election, and I liked his policies. I believe in fiscal responsibility, our constitution, life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness,” said James T. “Jim” Marter, the Republican nominee for Illinois’s Congressional 14th District.
Republicans, the more right-wing party of the two, are supporting Donald Trump for president in the coming election. The former president easily won the Republican nomination and is looking to be the second president to serve two non-consecutive terms.
“I think it’s because the Democrats are for the party of the people. We want to make sure that every single citizen, not just Democrats, but everyone, across the board, all genders, all religions, all ethnicities. We want everyone to have the same and equal rights, equal opportunities, and we want to make sure that everyone is taken care of and together, working together, we can accomplish all of those things if everybody works together and being maintain our democracy, maintain our democracy,” said Kremer, highlighting the democratic focus on equality and diversity for all.
One of the major factors in this election is policy, with the numerous issues being on the minds of voters this election with both parties having their focuses.
“’I’m for balanced budget. You know, it’s like in your house, do you guys have a budget? And do you guys spend money you don’t have? Well, that’s what’s going on in Washington, DC. So I’m against Washington spending money we don’t have on things we don’t need that the federal government’s not supposed to be involved in in our Constitution,” said Marter, showing republican views of small government and traditional values.
No matter what students think about the candidates in this year’s election, OH junior Jacob Bacerdo said he can definitely call it anything but boring. “It’s pretty interesting!” said Bacerdo.
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