College Republicans Take Prime Seat at GOP Convention
No “War on Women” here: Students note that events are geared to young, conservative women.
The eyes of interested citizens across the country are on Tampa today, as Mitt Romney formally becomes the official Republican Presidential candidate.
The Oracle, the University of South Florida’s student newspaper, shows that College Republicans are truly excited about this stage of the election process. Shockingly, there seems to be no evidence of A GOP “War on Women“.
One of the first events the College Republicans attended is Lashing Back at Backlash, which was held yesterday (Sunday). Kristin Bradstreet, a senior majoring in political science and chair of the College Republicans, said this event is geared toward young, conservative women. She said she identifies herself as a conservative because of her beliefs in the “simple ideas of smaller government and individual responsibility.”
“We’re really excited because one of the panelists is Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch of Wisconsin,” Bradstreet said. “This summer there was a recall election Wisconsin, but Gov. Walker and Lt. Gov. Kleefisch both retained their governor and lieutenant governorship.”
The College Republicans also will get a chance to volunteer for Florida and Pennsylvania delegate parties, which will take place on Monday and Wednesday.
Comments
Progressive media….I mean the media, will likely still find a way to label and disparage the group. It may be difficult to squeeze the group into a war on women meme, but no doubt there are plenty of progressive stereotypes that can be applied. Race. Apparent wealth or success, etc. I can imagine a frothy young ‘journalist’ wanting to earn stripes towards a future Pulitzer, et al, creating a connection between the College Republicans and the Romney-is-rich-and-not-like-everyone-else meme, for example. That writer may even wonder what designer labels the gang is wearing…….
Excellent. We need Republicans on campus to be vocal.