With the elections rapidly approaching, the closest election race in years is getting more exciting by the day. But not in Delft: The TU’s Americans had to send in their absentee ballots a few weeks ago.
So, which horse did they back?
Carleen Maitland, Ph.D. at Technology, Policy & Management : I voted for Gore, not because I think he’s wonderful but because he’ll do the least damage. I would’ve liked to support the Green Party to help increase political diversity in the U.S. It would be nice to have the variety we see here in Europe. However, I vote in a ‘swing state’, so a vote for Nader could really be a vote for Bush.
Professor Roger Cooke, Technical Mathematics: Al Gore’s head is in the right place but he lacks Clinton’s political skills. However, there’s Lieberman, and I have a big problem voting for someone who believes that God is in the real estate business. Bush is a lightweight. Under Bush the country would be run by private interests. In the long run, they cause a shift of income towards the rich and push the economy downward. Reagan was the same. The 80th percentile of the income distribution was the fixed point, below that you went down, above that you went up, and the super rich really scored. Cheney? I don’t know. In short, I’d like to vote for someone else, maybe Ralph Nader.
Rachael Alsup, Architecture student: I voted for Gore, because he’s more for working class people and that’s how I was brought up. I trust him with social security, medical care and environmental issues. Furthermore, he’ll maybe prevent the rich people from keeping all the money.
Professor Ted Young: I voted by absentee ballot for the state of California; I sent my ballot off two weeks ago. I do not wish to disclose whom I voted for. I do actively follow politics, of course I do, just like any normal Dutch person follows politics in his country.
Eliana Arenas, recent graduate in Applied Earth Sciences:
I tried to vote. I sent off for information, but I was sent so much to sign and to read… because I haven’t lived in the States continuously for the last couple of years. I was all too complicated, too much paperwork. I’d really like to vote, but I’m about to graduate and I’m really busy. I follow US politics more than just the news here. I get hold of other American sources. I would’ve voted for Gore.
Debora Hauptmann, researcher, Faculty of Architecture:
I voted a couple of weeks ago by post. I don’t wish to say whom I voted for, but I will say this: I have not voted for the governor of my state, which is Texas, so you should be able to work it out. I voted for the same party in the last election and closely followUS politics.
W.W. Massie, lecturer, Civil Engineering: No, I haven’t voted and I’m not going to. I’ve voted on previous occasions but it involves lots of complicated paperwork. I do follow US politics to an extent, obviously not as well as I would’ve done had I been a US resident. The ballot paper contained many questions concerning local politics and we hear little about that here. If the procedure had been easier, I would’ve voted for Bush.
Katy, Civil Engineering student: I voted in the States, for Gore. I was too young to vote last time. I follow US politics, but really only the presidential stuff.
.aut: David McMullin, Alice Beurze, Ingrid Bonnet
With the elections rapidly approaching, the closest election race in years is getting more exciting by the day. But not in Delft: The TU’s Americans had to send in their absentee ballots a few weeks ago. So, which horse did they back?
Carleen Maitland, Ph.D. at Technology, Policy & Management : I voted for Gore, not because I think he’s wonderful but because he’ll do the least damage. I would’ve liked to support the Green Party to help increase political diversity in the U.S. It would be nice to have the variety we see here in Europe. However, I vote in a ‘swing state’, so a vote for Nader could really be a vote for Bush.
Professor Roger Cooke, Technical Mathematics: Al Gore’s head is in the right place but he lacks Clinton’s political skills. However, there’s Lieberman, and I have a big problem voting for someone who believes that God is in the real estate business. Bush is a lightweight. Under Bush the country would be run by private interests. In the long run, they cause a shift of income towards the rich and push the economy downward. Reagan was the same. The 80th percentile of the income distribution was the fixed point, below that you went down, above that you went up, and the super rich really scored. Cheney? I don’t know. In short, I’d like to vote for someone else, maybe Ralph Nader.
Rachael Alsup, Architecture student: I voted for Gore, because he’s more for working class people and that’s how I was brought up. I trust him with social security, medical care and environmental issues. Furthermore, he’ll maybe prevent the rich people from keeping all the money.
Professor Ted Young: I voted by absentee ballot for the state of California; I sent my ballot off two weeks ago. I do not wish to disclose whom I voted for. I do actively follow politics, of course I do, just like any normal Dutch person follows politics in his country.
Eliana Arenas, recent graduate in Applied Earth Sciences:
I tried to vote. I sent off for information, but I was sent so much to sign and to read… because I haven’t lived in the States continuously for the last couple of years. I was all too complicated, too much paperwork. I’d really like to vote, but I’m about to graduate and I’m really busy. I follow US politics more than just the news here. I get hold of other American sources. I would’ve voted for Gore.
Debora Hauptmann, researcher, Faculty of Architecture:
I voted a couple of weeks ago by post. I don’t wish to say whom I voted for, but I will say this: I have not voted for the governor of my state, which is Texas, so you should be able to work it out. I voted for the same party in the last election and closely followUS politics.
W.W. Massie, lecturer, Civil Engineering: No, I haven’t voted and I’m not going to. I’ve voted on previous occasions but it involves lots of complicated paperwork. I do follow US politics to an extent, obviously not as well as I would’ve done had I been a US resident. The ballot paper contained many questions concerning local politics and we hear little about that here. If the procedure had been easier, I would’ve voted for Bush.
Katy, Civil Engineering student: I voted in the States, for Gore. I was too young to vote last time. I follow US politics, but really only the presidential stuff.
.aut: David McMullin, Alice Beurze, Ingrid Bonnet
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