Show Voters Voters' send loud message We need Clinton to succeed I ir do yin not merit another four President Bush I r v i J J C CPS S WELVE years of Republican T TWELVE control of the White House ended in one day as voters decided to risk change with a Democrat rather than stay the course with Republican President President President dent George Bush President-elect President Bill Clinton got the across across board support from most groups of Americans such as the youth Reagan Democrats suburbanites and disaffected Republicans reversing reversing reversing revers revers- ing some trends Young voters who were attracted attracted attracted at at- to Ronald Reagan and George Bush in the this time turned to the Democratic Party in huge numbers It seems that the students were disturbed enough by what's going on said Don Freeman political science instructor instructor instructor in in- at the University of Evansville in Indiana Stories spread about students who vho couldn't get that job or graduate students who could not get a proper position They were fearful they were troubled I saw energy on cam cam- They saw the drift and feared their future was in danger A clear message was sent that economic and social reforms were in order and that the status quo was not enough to begin to solve the many problems problem's that the nation faces within its borders and throughout the world But now what I 1 dont don't envy Clinton's position position position tion at all said Dean Keith Simonton a professor of psychology at the University of California at Davis The problems the next president of the United States faces are a mess At least Clinton has some things going for him He is willing to listen and he is optimistic optimistic optimistic op op- op- op that we can make things better Clinton during the raucous and sometimes bitter campaign campaign campaign cam cam- made several sweeping promises that directly affect college and university students Those proposals include A program m for students to pay payoff off college loans either through community service or ora ora ora a payroll deduction plan The Student GI Bill and Domestic Peace Corps are plans the Clinton Clinton Clinton Clin Clin- ton campaign has proposed to increase as the availability of student student stu stu- stu- stu dent t loans Graham Whately a spokesman spokes spokes- man with the College Democrats said the proposed funding is about 7 billion in guaranteed student loans The current funding is approximately approximately ap ap- ap- ap proximately 3 billion Its going to be a very serious issue he said A strong support for women's right to choose The Democratic plank that was adopted at the New York convention convention convention con con- favors abortion rights Additionally a gag rule on counseling patients about abortion abortion abortion abor abor- tion likely will be rescinded The Department of Health and Human Services adopted a arule arule arule rule restricting federally funded family clinics from counseling patients about abortion A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday Nov 3 that the rule could not be enforced and the new administration is considering considering considering consider consider- ing doing away with it Allowing gays and lesbians to serve in the uniformed ser ser- ser ser- vices This would include stu students students students stu- stu dents enrolled in ROTC courses and the military academies Observers say that Clinton will have to prove himself in inthe inthe inthe the first days of his presidency Congress will be eager to get legislation to Clinton after 12 years of gridlock But Clinton will be hampered by the budget t d deficit cit ceiling of 4 trillion and anda a weak still-weak economy and will have to be cautious He will be hit by limitations limitations limitations limita limita- of what he can do with the economy and the federal budget said Jerol Manheim a apolitical apolitical apolitical political scientist at George Washington University in Washington DC D.C. Hes going to have to do something about jobs and economic problems The most important thing that will happen i is that the political makeup in Washington will change Manheim noted that the negative campaigning especially especial especial- ly by Bush and Vice President Dan Quayle turned off many college students 15 Clinton did not just stand back and take the negatives He got in Bushs Bush's face I think they the Republicans were surprised Those running the campaign were surprised Manheim said There apparently apparently apparently ap ap- ap- ap was a good deal of campus activity weighted toward the Clinton campaign Freeman at the University of Evansville said voters clearly clearly clearly clear clear- ly told Bush that the last four years did not merit another four The avenging angel was out in the country This was a retrospective election in the sense that the American people looked back on 12 years and became suspicious that the economic game of the Reagan-Bush Reagan years wouldn't work |