The Runoff is Looming

With the runoff looming, all has seemed quiet on the election front. Let's first take a look at the Facebook pages.

Kyle & Brendan: 262
Jordan & KaLeigh: 201

Although they still sit on top, Kyle & Brendan haven't gotten any new likes in the past few days. Meanwhile, Jordan & KaLeigh have increased their number by 25+. Is this a sign of where Trevor & Beth supporters are leaning to? Possibly. But keep in mind that Trevor's endorsement will affect his supporter's vote the most.

 I also took some time this weekend to ask the candidates some questions and here is what they responded with.

What have you been doing since the results were announced?

Kyle

“We have been working on making sure that students know about the runoff election and that they need to vote again. Being the underdog going into this election, we know that having a high level of repeat voter turnout is vital. We have also followed up with student groups that we had met with the past couple weeks, as well as set up appointments to meet with student groups that we did not get a chance to meet with before the last election”

How do you plan on getting some of those who voted for Trevor & Beth to vote for your respective ticket?

Jordan

“Our thought process wasn’t, “Okay, we have a 250+ vote lead over Kyle and Brendan, how do we retain that and possibly expand it?” But instead we’ve been thinking about this as an entirely new election, a clean slate if you will. One of the things we’ve done, changing it up a bit, is going to house meetings. Setting up meetings to go to student organizations takes too much time to really be effective in a six-day time frame, so we decided that going to house and hall meetings were the best way to get to new students.

What’s the big thing you want students to know about your ticket going into the final runoff election?

Jordan

“We want to thank everyone that has supported us through his entire process and we hope for their continued support. We would also like students to think about not only the platforms, but which candidates they would feel could best work through the current events.”

Kyle

“We are dedicated to serving the students of UNI and we believe that this campaign proves that dedication. Over the past couple weeks, we have placed this campaign as a priority over our other activities, social lives, and school work. We understand this position comes with a great deal of responsibility and that sacrifice and stress are to be expected. Throughout our time at UNI, we have gained the experience and skills necessary to not only fill the position, but do an excellent job. We are honored to have as much support from the students that we’ve had thus far and ask that they please vote for us again his coming Tuesday and Wednesday. We would love to be the voice of the students and help lead this university, but need your support to make that happen.”

Be sure to stay tuned for the NISGElections blog as we cover the runoff AND make an official endorsement later tonight!