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Lack of Party Politics Focuses SGA Elections on Individual Candidates

One common bereavement of national voters during the elections is the limitations of the two-party system, and the often cookie-cutter candidates which are the product of this system. Candidates are pressured to follow a set rule of political ideologies rather than presenting their true opinions on political issues.

Candidates Must Address Serious Issues to Avoid Popularity Contest

When people outside of the Smith Campus discuss the college, they generally associate it with being politically active. One would think, then, that such political activism should be evident in something like the SGA elections. However, anyone will tell you that SGA elections are not much more than a popularity contest.