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http://www.thecollegianur.com/article/2015/10/no-john-kasich-i-dont-want-taylor-swift-tickets
My hand was raised, my body half-way out of my back-row seat, when Gov. John Kasich finally acknowledged me.
"I'm sorry, I don't have any Taylor Swift concert tickets," he said, his eyes meeting mine.
The older members of the audience chuckled as my friends' jaws dropped to the floor. It was astonishingly clear that Gov. Kasich did not come to Richmond for my vote.
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View Full Gallery John Kasich Comes to Richmond
On Monday morning, hundreds of students and community members poured into the Jepson Alumni Center to ask questions of the presidential candidate. When my friends and I arrived, we were asked to sit in a special section directly behind where Kasich would speak. We declined, but other students filled the seats. It was clear they were put there for the cameras with the expectation that they wouldn't speak.
Kasich's opening statements painted a picture of an ambitious son of a mailman's rise to success, citing anecdotes about his college years, including one in which he met with President Nixon as a freshman. He continued on to give advice to students, lecturing on lack of spirituality and drug usage. "I know I'm going to sound like your dad, but don't mess around with the drugs," Kasich said.
While the lectures were condescending, the real issue was that Kasich chose not to listen to students in his forum. Most of the questions came from older members of the community, many vocalizing their support of Kasich before throwing him a softball question. Kasich barreled through a Planned Parenthood question, dismissing the young woman who posed it, and derided me when I had the audacity to raise my hand. Kasich came to Richmond to pander to retired Republicans. He could gain points by belittling me and my peers, so that's what he did.
My hand was raised, my body half-way out of my back-row seat, when Gov. John Kasich finally acknowledged me.
"I'm sorry, I don't have any Taylor Swift concert tickets," he said, his eyes meeting mine.
The older members of the audience chuckled as my friends' jaws dropped to the floor. It was astonishingly clear that Gov. Kasich did not come to Richmond for my vote.
img_4603
View Full Gallery John Kasich Comes to Richmond
On Monday morning, hundreds of students and community members poured into the Jepson Alumni Center to ask questions of the presidential candidate. When my friends and I arrived, we were asked to sit in a special section directly behind where Kasich would speak. We declined, but other students filled the seats. It was clear they were put there for the cameras with the expectation that they wouldn't speak.
Kasich's opening statements painted a picture of an ambitious son of a mailman's rise to success, citing anecdotes about his college years, including one in which he met with President Nixon as a freshman. He continued on to give advice to students, lecturing on lack of spirituality and drug usage. "I know I'm going to sound like your dad, but don't mess around with the drugs," Kasich said.
While the lectures were condescending, the real issue was that Kasich chose not to listen to students in his forum. Most of the questions came from older members of the community, many vocalizing their support of Kasich before throwing him a softball question. Kasich barreled through a Planned Parenthood question, dismissing the young woman who posed it, and derided me when I had the audacity to raise my hand. Kasich came to Richmond to pander to retired Republicans. He could gain points by belittling me and my peers, so that's what he did.
