When Democratic presidents are in office, unemployment declines more than when Republicans take the Oval Office. However, according to a recent study, when Republican presidents are in office, the stock market makes larger gains.
Both parties create requirements for economic polices to reward their main supporters. The study suggests that partisan politics help fuel America’s increasing economic inequality, according to the Atlantic.
“I think both parties have their area of emphasis and calling for helping families,” Tina Winn, professor of psychology and family studies, said. “I think education – they go about it differently. The platforms that the Republican Party bases their policies on… focus on individuals more and the idea being that if we stood for things as individuals and individual rights and families.”
Winn said this platform differs from the Democratic Party approach on the same issue.
“The democratic party and the platform that they operate from works more on strengthening and providing kind of safety nets for families who may be struggling and thinking about policies…that would raise those in the lower social economic status, bring their incline opportunities levels up,” Winn said. “Both of them have ideas and want to implement policies that will help families to think about it differently.”
Winn said she does not tell her students who to vote for, but will at times discuss what each candidate stands for, so they may be able to make their own decisions.
“We’ve talked about implications of different policies, so that they can decide how those things would affect them and how they think that it would effect the broader society,” Winn said.
The differences of Republicans and Democrats are not new to anyone, however, in recent times, political opponents seem to be more polarized, according to senior Mark Carman.
“It seems like the parties are getting farther and farther apart and want different things,” Carman said.
Carman said the Republican and Democratic differences are important for students to know before voting.
“You should always really know what’s going on politically,” Carman said. “You should always kind of have a grasp of which side you’re on, especially in college.”
Carman said the recent studies are important to know for the next presidential election.
“This is kind of portraying what a lot of people already know about politics,” Carman said.
Freshman Melissa Lowe said because students are at the age to vote for the president in the next election, it is important for students to understand what politics are really about.
“We’re at the voting age and they need to know what’s going on so they know who to vote for,” Lowe said.
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