Washington —Malissa Wilkins and Sinead Casey are both 21-year-old seniors at George Washington University who enjoyed Wednesday night’s presidential debate and for the first time next month will help elect a president.
That’s where the similarities end.
One reason Wilkins supports re-electing President Obama is the federal government taking charge in hiring teachers.
Casey, chairwoman of the school’s College Republicans, will vote for former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney because he will preserve military spending and not cut it like Obama, who she mockingly called “the professor.”
Wilkins and Casey joined more than 200 people at George Washington’s Marvin Center to watch the first of three debates held between Obama and Romney.
Students were civil while watching a big-screen television listening to both candidates at the University of Denver discussing topics such as the economy, job creation and taxes.
Some of the College Republicans, who held posters that read “America’s Comeback Team,” became boisterous when the question was asked on the federal government’s role in public education.
