Because it is never too early to speculate. This is a list of students (in alphabetical order by first name) that I think (or have heard) might be interested in being President when the elections roll around in the spring. It is certainly not an exhaustive list. I would encourage all students, even if they have never been involved with the SG before, to consider running for the most visible position on the campus.
Andy MacCracken, President: I’m pretty sure he would never want to do this. But I’m also pretty sure that there is no rule against serving consecutive terms.
Anthony Dunham, Former Speaker of the Undergraduate Senate: Before he decided not to run for another term as Speaker, he would have been the frontrunner in my book. But now that he is no longer a part of the SG, you have to wonder whether or not he’s interested in being President.
Jared Alves, Senator: This is the guy that brought the impeachment charges against Matt Handverger. That trial was an excellent stage for him, especially since most people believe that he won by proving his case enough to force Handverger to resign.
Mark Bittner, Senator: One of the more “well-known” members of the Undergraduate Senate, he could put together an impressive campaign.
Matt Handverger, Former Comptroller: Why not? He has more name recognition than anybody else, and, as I said during the end of the trial, he was starting to become somewhat of a cult hero among students that thought the SG was wasting their time with impeachment nonsense.
Nirvana Habash: I got this name from some inside sources. Watch out for her.
Seth Rosenstein, Senator: Somewhat new to the SG, which is a plus. He also has AEPi behind him. And he clearly has the ambition, as proven by his bid for Speaker just a few days ago. But he also lacks support among one group that is sure to vote in high numbers: members of the SG (as proven by his defeat in his bid for Speaker).
Handverger - Rosenstein, Pres & VP
ReplyDeleteI'd bet my bottom dollar on this. Watch for it.
A vote for that ticket would be a vote toward dissolving the AUSG. That would be inevitable given the competence with which they would execute their positions.
ReplyDeleteHandverger and Alves are easily out of consideration beyond all doubt. They've sullied their names.
ReplyDeleteRosenstein? Maybe. I don't see it, but maybe.
Habash? Meh.
Bittner. Most likely to win if he ran.
And MacCracken.... his administration, even beyond the Handverger fallout, has failed. So many aspects of the SG are not working. He would fail miserably in a re-election bid.
Agreed, Handverger and Alves are out of consideration. Same goes for MacCracken and Dunham.
ReplyDeleteBittner has the experience, but effectiveness would be questionable. Rosenstein has potential and could be effective. Habash..."meh" says it best. She might make a good VP on the programming side.
Bittner, Rosenstein, and "a random, exciting candidate" are people to watch.
ReplyDeleteAgreed about question regarding Bittner's effectiveness, though there's nothing to say he necessarily would be ineffective.
And on Rosenstein: he just lacks that extra special "umph" to be viable, but maybe it'll materialize in the coming months. Something's missing, but it's not detrimental like it is to others. I'd put him barely over Bittner now, but of course, it's only October.
Bittner and Rosenstein. Look out.
I like Rosenstein/Bittner. Qualified and would likely get stuff done. Joshua_Kaplan, Handverger for President would be a mess. Rosenstein has good ideas and would be a solid pick. And Bittner as VP actually excites me.
ReplyDeleteI think Nirvana and Bittner or Rosenstein have the best chances. I like them, but if they all ran, Nirvana would have an edge for being in the class of 2011 while the other two are in 2012.
ReplyDeleteI'd support either of them for VP