......when the Democrats got slaughtered (smirk)......
2014 map is Congressional results.
Posted on 11/05/2016 2:00:25 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Red is the primary color of Hendersonville High. It’s also the color of its presidential nominee.
The 2016 Election Symposium was held Friday afternoon in the Hendersonville High auditorium. Bearcat Nation chose Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump over Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton in a race that came down to the final state.
Similar in style to the Republican and Democratic national conventions, students were grouped by state and read their state’s choice for president out loud in the auditorium using the Electoral College process. The symposium was the culmination of a week-long study by the entire student body of this year’s national, state and local races.
“This whole week has been an in-depth study of all things election 2016,” said Alan Broadhurst, who heads the social studies department. “We really wanted the students to understand the issues, think, learn, change their minds, convince other people and really just be a part of the political process.”
U.S. Congressman Mark Meadows was on hand to talk about the importance of voting and did the roll call for the convention. He kicked off the event by saying North Carolina is the most critical state in this year’s presidential race.
“This is so encouraging to see so many of you willing to invest in the political process,” Meadows said. “Because I can tell you without your voice, we really don’t have a government.”
After his speech, Meadows was put on the hot seat with questions from students. Other activities included a costume contests and a skit by the drama club that poked fun at both Trump and Clinton.
The student body, divided to represent all 50 states and the District of Columbia, then dispersed from the auditorium to their assigned classrooms to make their vote. The students were assigned at random to each state, but proportionate to each state’s population.
The 15 students representing North Carolina’s 15 electoral votes headed up to Adam Chacon’s classroom to vote. Trump and Clinton were neck-and-neck as Chacon read the tally for the real-life battleground state, but in the end the students went 9 to 6 in Trump’s favor.
All 51 groups reconvened as Meadows banged on the gavel and gave the roll call going, from least to most populous state. Similar to convention style, a student representative said the name of their state, what they’re known for and who they chose for president.
“We the people of North Carolina, home of the Tar Heels, the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Hendersonville High School Bearcats, will give our 15 electoral votes to Donald Trump.”
The final electoral map looked a little different than the one likely to appear on Election Day. Clinton took Deep South states Alabama and Louisiana while Trump took New York and Massachusetts. Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson took four states, including Texas and its 38 votes.
The election came down to the last and most populous state, California, whose 55 electoral votes helped push Trump over the 270 mark needed to win.
Broadhurst said it was fun to see the race come down to the very last state.
“It was just such a fun week,” he said. “It was a great week for the kids. A lot of work on us, but it’s just so fun.”
Trump also won the popular vote taken by students before the Electoral College, which went 47.8 percent Trump, 40.1 percent Clinton and 12.1 percent Johnson. Democratic challenger Roy Cooper won the vote for North Carolina's governor, 47.8 percent to Pat McCroy’s 45 percent. Students chose Meadows (59.5 percent) over Democratic challenger Rick Bryson (40.5 percent).
The symposium, which was started by teacher Walt Cottingham in the 90s, has accurately called every presidential election since 1996, except for the 2004 race between George W. Bush and John Kerry.
““We the people of North Carolina, home of the Tar Heels, the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Hendersonville High School Bearcats, will give our 15 electoral votes to Donald Trump.””
This is very promising for Trump in North Carolina and is a good indication that Trump will win Hendersonville.
2014 map is Congressional results.
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