City kids are creating homemade election buttons, inspired by the presidential race – and vintage campaign paraphernalia on display at the Museum of the City of New York.
Children from the city’s Lower East Side Life Program Family Shelter recently attended a button-making workshop as part of the museum’s “Campaigning for President: New York and the American Election” exhibit. (more…)
New Yorkers at polling sites around the city weren’t satisfied to just let their votes do the talking for them on Super Tuesday. Many had lots to say about the candidates, the campaign, the country – and themselves. Here’s a sampling:
In 2004, Janet Pommells, a Coney Island resident since 1990, crossed party lines to vote for George W. Bush because she believed his rhetoric about Saddam Hussein and the war in Iraq.
Between classes and on the way to work, Super Tuesday brought young people out to vote in huge numbers. And among them, supporters of Barack Obama were easiest to find. Voters 18 to 33 were drawn to Obama because they thought he could unite a divided America — and for that matter, the world.
Local students, energized by the presidential race, signed up as campaign volunteers – passing out flyers, making phone calls and flocking to rallies leading up to Super Tuesday.
Whether they’re working for Sen. Barack Obama or Sen. Hillary Clinton, the political newcomers said they’re driven by a desire for change – and a hope they can help shape the country’s future.
“People want a renewed faith in politics,” said Anna Durret, leader of Students for Hillary Clinton at Columbia University.
