Texas Gov. ends presidential bid

Mary Whitfill Features Editor Rick Perry, 11 year Texas Gov. is expected to leave the race for the GOP nomination on Thursday, two days before the South Carolina primary. Perry will hold a press conference at 10 a.m. central time. Perry almost quit the race after his embarrassing 5th place finish in Iowa, but decided to give it one more go, skipping the New Hampshire primaries in which he received less than one percent of votes. Perry’s drop is expected to prove helpful to Newt Gingrich who has been excelling in recent opinion surveys. Perry first entered the race with high numbers in polls but those numbers quickly fell after a series of missteps and…

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…

What CHS students know about the Republican Primaries

By Kelly Stewart Opinions Editor Although strange to consider, many of the seniors at CHS have indeed reached the age so they can vote in the next republican primary and election. But how much do these students really know about the candidates? Are they thinking about voting for a certain candidate based on merit, or because they have heard their friends say they were a good person to vote for? With Herman Cain gone, there are now fifteen people in the running for the Republican nomination, six of whom are featured prominently in the news for their serious campaigning and debating: Michelle Bachman, Rick Perry, Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, Jon Huntsman and Newt Gingrich. But…

GOP race lacking presidential potential

By Mary Whitfill Features Editor The Republican Presidential Primaries are shaping up to be more entertaining than most MTV reality TV shows. The debates have become so popular that, according to The New York Times, news outlets are scrambling to add even more. Not counting the Herman Cain and New Gingich sit-downs or the individualized radio and TV interviews with each candidate, we have been through 10 debates – with 10 more scheduled. So far, the debates have produced surprisingly large audiences, fun news cycles and democracy as reality TV. The first GOP debate, hosted by Fox News drew the largest audience. Over 6.2 million people tuned in to watch the candidates battle it out…

Mr. Boehner goes to Washington

By: Chris Cummins Staff Writer                 With the Republican promise fulfilled, and the House fully in saddle for the GOP, the post election theatrics finished, such as John Boehner’s tear filled acceptance speech, the political world is now pontificating, as it always does, on what’s Next. In this case, Next involves the seat of House minority leader, the position belonging to the erstwhile Republican Minority leader, John Boehner. Nancy Pelosi, the much reviled Democratic House speaker since the 2006 election, seems intent on running, despite the oblique, and not so oblique, asides from Democratic party members informing her of their desire for a new face. While not as widely known or blamed for the current…

Health care odds pegged at 51%

The Obama White House calculated that the chances of health care passing in Congress lies at 51%, the narrowest of margins. Speculation has been wild concerning various Congressmen and where their allegiences will lie when it comes to a vote, and both sides, Democrat and Republican, have come forward with evidence that their position is the strongest. Despite the numbers released above, momentum is still with the GOP following the surprise election of Republican Scott Brown in Massachusetts. Conservative pundits have seen Brown’s election–his campaign revolved around the health care issue–as a popular rejection of Obama’s liberal health plans.  Democrats, meanwhile, have seen glimmers of hope in recent studies by liberal focus groups, which show voters consider change (forward motion) more…