"DEBATE DEFICIT: What if they held a political debate on campus and couldn't find a Republican professor to take part? That's what happened at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Monday, when Young Democrats and Young Republicans invited profs to debate campaign issues. On economic policy, the Daily Tar Heel reports, this meant that a UNC professor had to double as a speaker for both sides. To find a second debater on domestic and foreign policy, UNC Young Republicans had to import a speaker from Duke, political science Prof. Peter Feaver. Asked about the deficit of teachers on the UNC campus willing or able to represent Republican positions, Mr. Feaver got right to the point: 'I thought it was a sad commentary on higher education.'I'm very curious to see how college students vote this election. I've got a conservative friend (an older gentleman) who has returned to college, and he's found it in his best interest to just hold his peace when political discussions start up. The campus is SO liberal (how liberal is it?), that he fears his grades would be jeopardized by his conservative position.
I've got a theory that this election will be a reflection of this college model. I believe that most people are like my friend - conservative, but not vocal. They'll speak on Tuesday at the polls. Reckon we'll see, huh?
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