Daily Deacon

Primary Coverage-Annabel Love

The first article, “Trump wins South Carolina Primary in Runaway” is about the victory of Donald Trump and background information regarding the South Carolina Primary. Schuyler Krpof makes it prominent that this is a “three man race”. Kropf focuses on the three candidates that have a chance at presidency: Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, and Marco Rubio. Memorable quotes from these three front-runners were included in the article. This article addresses the record voter turnout with “more than 725,000 voters.” Kropf also makes it obvious that Bush is not doing well even after visits from his “popular brother and mother.” The only two candidates that we did not hear much from were John Kasich and Ben Carson. Overall, I thought that it was a strong article with powerful quotes from significant people. However, I would have liked to seen less bias and emphasis on Trump and more of an inclusion of all the candidates and more opinions from voters.

The second article, “Black turnout boosts Clinton in a big way” by Robert Behre emphasizes Hilary Clinton’s victory and the role that African Americans have in helping her win. Personally, I thought that the article was bias towards Republicans in the sense that it talked to the republican turnout as “being driven by a theatrical screaming match, featuring childish and insulting behavior” and comparing it to a “circus.” I also think that it focused too much on Hillary Clinton and not enough on the other candidates. I would have liked to seen quotes from Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders. However, I do think that the article did a good job in providing plenty of background information and comparing it to previous presidential primaries. Overall, I thought that Behre did a good job with laying out basic information and interesting facts but I would have liked to seen less bias and more emphasis on other candidates.

In conclusion, I enjoyed reading these two articles and learned a lot about the South Carolina Primary. I thought that they both provided strong background information and engaging quotes from candidates and voters. I also enjoyed the media that was included because I think that the powerful images helped convey what the articles had to say.