1996: Rallies, Roundtables and Debates
Activism and analysis characterized the 1996 presidential election on campus. Young Democrats organized volunteers for local and national candidates. College Libertarians hosted presidential candidate Harry Browne. Young Republicans were at Dole and Kemp rallies. CWRU Magazine sponsored a faculty roundtable to discuss election issues. And everyone watched the Clinton-Dole debate.
CWRU Magazine had a special feature on the election.
The three largest campus political organizations and their presidents were featured in The Observer.
As part of the main feature, CWRU Magazine invited six members of the faculty to discuss the issues America faced.
| Ohio Popular Vote | National Popular Vote | Electoral Vote |
| William J. Clinton (D) 2,148,222 (47.4%) Bob Dole (R) 1,859,883 (41%) H. Ross Perot (Reform) 483,207 (10.7%) Harry Browne (Libertarian) 12,851 (0.28%) Monica Moorehead (Workers World) 10,813 (0.24%) John Hagelin (Natural Law) 9,120 (0.20%) Howard Phillips (U.S. Taxpayers) 7,361 (0.16%) Ralph Nader (Write-In) 2,962 | William J. Clinton (D) 47,402,357 (49.24%) Bob Dole (R) 39,198,755 (40.7%) H. Ross Perot (Reform) 8,085,402 (8.4%) Ralph Nader (Green) 685,128 (0.7%) Harry Browne (Libertarian) 485,798 (0.5%) Howard Phillips (U.S. Taxpayers) 184,820 (0.19%) John Hagelin (Natural Law) 113,670 (0.12%) Monica Moorehead (Workers World) 29,083 (0.03%) | William J. Clinton (D) 379 Bob Dole (R) 159 |
Information was compiled by staff of the Case Western Reserve University Archives, September 2004.
