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...helps to better inform voters and establish a higher level of political discourse. During debates, three candidates with three sets of ideas about governing policies would provide more information to the average voter—and more insights into their opponents’ plans—than would a smaller pool of candidates. Debating with additional opponents enables candidates to explore the nuances of their ideas, defining and distinguishing themselves from a broader field. Having an additional candidate with a well-considered platform compels both politicians and voters to engage more fully with their own ideals and define their political...
...contrast, third parties are often organized around a coherent set of ideological goals; the Libertarian Party, for example, defines “smaller government” and “lower taxes” as its primary objectives, and the party’s website actually refers to the group as “the Party of Principle.” Voters expressing support for such parties necessarily have a concern for their ideological motives, rather than for their candidate’s charisma or charm. Since this, after all, is the goal of democratic voting—for citizens...
...smaller group of women - those who already have heart disease - the data suggests that statins can reduce heart-related deaths. But as Dr. Beatrice Golomb, a professor of medicine at the University of California, San Diego, says, they don't reduce deaths overall. "Any reduction in death from heart disease seen in the data has been completely offset by deaths from other causes," she says. Which raises the question: If statins do not help prolong women's lives, why are so many women taking them...
...Vice President Eric N. Hysen ’11 said that the two pilot parties will be medium-sized events—larger than the private dorm room parties which are funded by the DAPA grants that the UC supports, but smaller than dining hall parties. Future SIP events may be larger in size, Hysen said...
Though the linguistics department’s small size prevented staff cuts, reduced hours have forced remaining staff members to fit the same amount of worknto a smaller time frame, according to Lewis...