Bachmann steps out of Presidential race
By Seth Slover Staff Writer Following a poor, sixth place finish in the Iowa Caucus, Republican Presidential candidate Michelle Bachmann removed herself from the race this morning. Despite being from Iowa and having been the in first place in August straw polls, Bachmann was not able to capitalize on such potential opportunities. CHS students following the race are not particularly shocked by this development. “I saw how her campaign was unfolding and I think it was the right decision for her to drop out,” Junior Will Seitz said. ”She didn’t have a very legitimate shot, so there’s no real point in continuing.” After losing momentum over the past few months, Bachmann’s legitimacy as a candidate…
Romney, Paul, Santorum neck and neck in Iowa
By John Loop Staff Writer Texas Rep. Ron Paul, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum are caught in a close race in Iowa’s Republican Caucus. The results, at last tally early Tuesday evening, from 538 of 1,774 precincts showed Romney, Santorum and Paul each with 23 percent. The three leaders were separated by a total 171 votes among them. The trio was followed loosely by Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (13 percent), and the oft-ridiculed Texas Governor Rick Perry (10 percent). All of the candidates worked hard to sway voters, spending a combined estimate of $13 million for television advertising, and also made thousands of campaign stops throughout the nation. Bragging rights are…
Deep run for Coppell in the works?
By Travis Bremner Staff Writer The matchups are set and the second season is ready for action. The District 6-5A race has been compelling to watch, coming down the final Friday night for the second straight season. Now the four qualifiers go into battle the state’s best. Coppell avoided a scary situation in which they would be in a high stakes battle with Euless Trinity in the first round by beating Flower Mound last Friday. They forcefully handed that right over to Flower Mound. Flower Mound Marcus kicked Hebron out of the dance; it faces a Grapevine team they have already defeated this season. This district has prepared these four teams, Southlake Carroll, Coppell, FM…