The Monmouth University College Democrats and College Republicans held their final events in the days before the 2024 election.On Wednesday, Oct. 30, the College Republicans set up a “Lemonade and Liberty” lemonade stand at the Rebecca Stafford Student Center. College Republicans Chairwoman Giavanna Cangialosi and Xiomara Martinez, a member, handed out free lemonade with stickers encouraging students to vote. According to Cangialosi, the club handed out more than 50 cups in their first hour. Then, on Saturday, Nov. 2, the club attended an “Early Vote Rally” at the Monmouth County Republican Party Headquarters in Colts Neck. Cangialosi said, “There, we showed our support for Donald J. Trump, JD Vance, Representative Chris Smith, CD-6 Candidate Scott Fegler, CD-3 Candidate Dr. Rajesh Mohan, U.S. Senate Candidate Curtis Bashaw, and County Commissioner Candidate Sue Kiley.”
Cangialosi said, “Our club is confident in this election, especially with the amount of hard work we put into as young voters… we made our voices heard.” Cangialosi says her and her 300 members will, “be able to look at ourselves in the mirror and say to ourselves, ‘I gave it my all and I am proud of the effort I put in.”
The College Democrats hosted a watch party on Election Night in the Student Center. Owen Bros, President of the College Democrats said, “In this presidential election we have the most qualified candidate in history, versus a convicted felon, sexual abuser, and liar who tried to overturn our democracy.”
On the event, Bros said, “The College Democrats plan on watching the results come in together as a club and respect the results no matter the outcome because that’s what our democracy requires. When our children and grandchildren ask what we did in this moment, we as a club can say we did everything we could to defend our democracy and the promise of America.”
In previous weeks, the College Democrats held multiple postcard writing events, sending hundreds of postcards to voters across the United States.
Both clubs, over the last two months, have worked to register students to vote, engage students to get involved in politics, and voted themselves. You can follow the College Republicans on Instagram at @mu_hawksgop and the College Democrats at @monmouthdemocrats.
