Florida State Seminoles and University of Central Florida Knights met for an intense competition Wednesday night — but it had nothing to do with football.
Instead, the two schools’ chapters of College Republicans battled it on the campaign phone call trail. The goal: Beat the rival university group by making more campaign phone calls between 5 p.m. and 9 p.m.
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When the dust settled, the UCF College Republicans were on top with 3,595 phone calls. FSU made 2,549 calls. Together, the group made 6,144 phone calls in just four hours, according to Harold Hedrick with the UCF College Republicans.
“The phone calls were to people in Florida with no party affiliation,” Hedrick said, explaining that respondents were asked five questions as to whether they approve or disapprove of President Barack Obama’s job performance, who they plan on voting for in the U.S. Senate race, who they plan of voting for in the U.S. Congressional District 8 race between Alan Grayson and Daniel Webster, their thoughts on the recent health care law and their views on government spending relating to the economy.
The phone calls were paid for by the Republican National Committee and not authorized by any candidate or candidates committees, Hedrick said.
It’s a busy week for the UCF College Republicans. This Friday, they will also be holding the annual UCF 9-11 memorial this at the free speech area by the Library. KnightNews.com will post more information on this event as it becomes available.
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