Ohio Wesleyan Students Choose Kasich, Haley for GOP Ticket
Presidential, Vice Presidential Candidates Chosen During Two-Day Mock Convention
DELAWARE, Ohio – It's a John Kasich-Nikki Haley ticket for Ohio Wesleyan University as students concluded their two-day Republican Mock Presidential Convention on Feb. 6.
Ohio Gov. Kasich was selected as the Mock Convention's presidential nominee following a run-off election with U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas. Also nominated were current GOP hopefuls Donald Trump, Jeb Bush, and Marco Rubio.
No run-off was needed for South Carolina Gov. Haley, who defeated U.S. Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky and wrestler/rapper/actor John Cena in first-round voting to earn a spot as Kasich's running mate.
During the Mock Convention, Ohio Wesleyan students also debated and amended a party platform, which outlines suggested GOP positions on leading economic, domestic, and foreign policy issues of the day.
Because the event always features the party out of the White House, the 2016 Mock Convention focused on the Republican race. The theme of this year's Mock Convention was "Back on the Right Track."
Learn more about Mock Convention at owu.edu/MockConvention or www.facebook.com/OWUMock.
Founded in 1842, Ohio Wesleyan University is one of the nation's premier liberal arts universities. Located in Delaware, Ohio, the private university offers 87 undergraduate majors and competes in 23 NCAA Division III varsity sports. Ohio Wesleyan combines a challenging, internationally focused curriculum with off-campus learning and leadership opportunities to connect classroom theory with real-world experience. OWU's 1,675 students represent 43 U.S. states and territories and 33 countries. Ohio Wesleyan is featured in the book "Colleges That Change Lives," listed on the latest President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction, and included in the U.S. News & World Report and Princeton Review "best colleges" lists. Learn more at www.owu.edu.