While I was still writing out my reaction to last night's results, a HUGE development has been made in the runoff election for student body president. Former student body presidental candidate Trevor Monnier has officially endorsed Kyle & Brendan. I got the chance to talk to Trevor and he had this to say:
"It goes back to the reasons why I ran in the first place. Kyle and Brendan have a solid foundation built on their principals and morals that I think is necessary for our student leaders. In addition, their public speaking skills are excellent, which is necessary to effectively represent the university. They posses the skills that I want from a student body president."
He goes on to compare them to Jordan & KaLeigh
"I feel that Kyle and Brendan are running a more honest campaign. Their platform has honest ideas and only includes things that are feasible. I can't say the same for Jordan and KaLeigh. They [Jordan and KaLeigh] are making a lot of promises to student organizations that I don't think they can follow through on."
A lot of things have come as a surprise to me in NISG, but this one takes the cake. Less than 24 hours after being eliminated (by 19 votes no less) Trevor has come out swinging for Kyle & Brendan. Not only did Trevor endorse Kyle & Brendan, but he also delivered some blows to Jordan & KaLeigh. Up until that comment, this campaign has been completely positive. Part of me likes that, but there is also another part that wishes the candidates would engage with each other (like Trevor just did). Either way, the bigger point is that Trevor has officially endorsed Kyle & Brendan.
This is huge news that has a profound impact on next week's runoff election. Trevor convinced 531 students that he was the best choice as Student Body President. His endorsement means a lot of votes for Kyle & Brendan. These are votes that Kyle & Brendan really needed to make up the nearly 250-vote advantage Jordan & KaLeigh had.
Last night, Jordan and KaLeigh proved me wrong and showed that they were the true frontrunners. They got 41.7% of the vote and had nearly 250 more votes than Kyle & Brendan. I was prepared to write this morning that it was their election to lose, and that they are heavily favored. Now, I'm not as sure. I'll be interested to see how Jordan & KaLeigh respond to this and move their campaign forward from here.
We don't know the impact of this endorsement yet, but it has the potential to catapult Kyle & Brendan into first place come next Wednesday night. One thing is for certain, this run off election will be *very* close. I'm nearly positive that the difference will come down to less than 100 votes. I'm not sure the last time NISG has seen such a close race for student body president. Be sure stay tuned to the blog as we cover everything.
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ReplyDeleteI've not been following this campaign too heavily, and that's my own fault here, but when I read things like "I feel that Kyle and Brendan are running a more honest campaign." I see a lot of weasel words and can taste the mud in the air. Does Trevor have anything to back that statement up?
ReplyDeletePerhaps I'm just naive or uninformed, but what promises and campaign planks is Trevor referring to? I've read the platforms of all the candidates, and while it wasn't flashy, Jordan and KaLeigh easily had the most feasible and achievable ideas.
ReplyDeleteTo that end, I invite Trevor to explain to us, the student body, what ideas he is specifically referring to. Furthermore, I, being a voting member of the student body, expect a justification for the challenge to Jordan and KaLeigh's honesty during the campaign.
Unless there are some explanations issued, this endorsement should be ignored.
What is Trevor talking about? How are Kyle and Brendan more honest or moral than Jordan and Kaleigh?
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