Spartan Newsroom (https://news.jrn.msu.edu/series/mifirstelection2020/page/4/)
Election 2020 coverage from the students of the Michigan State University School of Journalism.
U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin and State Rep. Julie Brixie spoke at East Lansing High School on Feb. 21 at the state of the district town hall meeting. Slotkin said she didn’t regret her decision on voting yes to impeach President Donald Trump. Slotkin, right, and Brixie take questions. “I made the decision to support the impeachment vote,” Slotkin said.
Vice President Mike Pence visited Troy, Michigan, Feb. 25 and spoke to the crowd of about 500 people, recapping, rallying and campaigning for President Trump for the fall 2020 election.
Many who attended were excited to see the vice president in person, experience the crowd and hear Pence speak.
Google was created in 1998. Eight years later Facebook was launched. Fast forward to 2006 and Twitter. In 2010, Instagram was created.
In the past two decades, the number of social media platforms has expanded significantly. All of these and the many other forms of media have allowed news to move across the world in seconds.
East Lansing store managers, students and residents talk about their thoughts regarding Presidents Day in 2020. With Michigan’s primary coming up Match 10, many residents had comments about the current presidential election and their hopes for the primary. Many stores remained open, while banks were closed. Classes were still in session for students as well with businesses remaining open in East Lansing.
During the 2020 State of the State Address, Governor Gretchen Whitmer addressed issues of gender in politics.
While her lighthearted statement was directed at some of her co-legislators, it also addressed the issues of gender in politics and the way female politicians are treated based on their appearance.
On March 10, 15 Democrats and four Republicans will be on the presidential primary election ballot. With Michigan’s new voting laws approved in November 2018, it is easier than ever to vote. Michigan now allows registered voters to request absentee ballots from their local or city clerks’ office without giving an excuse. According to the Secretary of State’s office, applications for an absentee ballot must be filled out in writing. The deadline to request a mailed absentee ballot is 5 p.m. March 6.