Election 2016

To my beautiful black daughters in Trump’s America

Monday, March 6, 2017 Carol Robidoux 0

“So, my hope for the future of this country – and world – lies in you. It is in your unapologetic love of yourself and your culture. It is in the love you, and many others, are spreading through day-to-day interactions. It is in your revolutionary act of being … and not just being, but being happy and proud of who you are. And it is in the way you will continue to educate, speak out against injustice, and fight for the liberation of all people.” READ MORE

Numb

Friday, November 11, 2016 Carol Robidoux 3

Right now though, I’m a bit numb. I’m slowly, methodically, painstakingly, beginning to come out of it. But, like Al Pacino in Godfather 3, just when I think I’m out … it pulls me back in. I’ve been numb for a good portion of the week. Number than numb…

Post-election Stress Disorder: Finding a way to heal with an open mind and heart

Friday, November 11, 2016 Urban Hippie 0

And then the sports were over and the news came on. Immediately I could feel the anxiety that’s been in the pit of my stomach for the last several days uncoil like a snake and spread to my extremities. When the bartender made a shocking and disgusting comment I begged my sister to leave, please! I knew this was a mistake. READ MORE

Voting glitch: Secretary of State in right place at right time when machine jammed

Tuesday, November 8, 2016 Carol Robidoux 0

A ballot jammed a machine and Secretary of State Bill Gardner just happened to be there, sort of like Clark Kent, only completely different. READ MORE

Third-party vote not a waste if you consider the FEC 5% public funding factor

Tuesday, November 8, 2016 Carol Robidoux 0

Fact: If any third-party candidate receives at least 5 percent of the vote in 2016, they can receive public funds for 202o, our best chance of ever having more options in a general election than Republican or Democrat. READ MORE

Trump makes big Election eve push for NH votes

Monday, November 7, 2016 Carol Robidoux 0

Scenes from Donald Trump’s stop in Manchester on Election eve, aggregated via Storify. READ MORE

Election Eve at UNH: Supporters come out for Hillary, Trump, Johnson – and even Bernie

Monday, November 7, 2016 Carol Robidoux 1

UNH Journalism students hit the streets to capture the campus activity on Election even as a visit by President Obama created excitement and traffic jams – and even a few headaches for those students more concerned with studying and exams than the Election 2016 sideshow.

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