(Ii £id igan &Ilj ()NE:1 1 j I)RI )r' XWEN IY ' tIRiEE YLA1. 01F ED'IT)I A FL 1()M Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, November 5,2012 michigandaily.com Into the homestretch Profs: Obama up in Micli As polls narrow, experts predict the president will win the state By ANDREW SCHULMAN and ALICIA ADAMCZYK Daily StaffReporters Despite polls showing a narrowing race in Michigan between President Barack Obama and Republican presi- dential nominee Mitt Rom- ney, the state will likely give its 16 electoral votes to Obama, according to University experts. Officials said the election in the state - which has not given its electoral votes to a Republi- can presidential candidate since 1988 - will likely be closer than it was in 2008, when Obama won the state by 16 points. Despite Romney's recent surge in state-wide polls, Sexperts said a combination of demographic factors, Obama's support for the bailout of the Detroit automakers and a lack of home state support for the Bloomfield Hills native makes it likely that Obama will win Michigan. Political Science Prof. Michael Traugott estimated that Obama would win by about five or six points, in accordance with the margin most statewide See OBAMA, Page 3A PORTRAITS OF THE STUDENT VOTER i.- .. 1 Y L Prep, school students split on Romney Cranbrook, Romney's alma mater, proud of GOP nominee By SAM GRINGLAS Daily Staff Reporter When the polls close Tuesday evening and electoral maps light up on screens across the nation, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney will begin prepara- tions. The former Massachusetts governor and Michigan native will either start settling into the life of a defeated candidate or ready himself for four years in the White House. But before all the railies, debates, campaign yard signs and other efforts designed to propel Romney to Washington, young Mitt inhabited a place less foreign to Michiganders than the Beltway. Romney spent his for- mative years in Bloomfield Hills, an affluent Detroit;suburb only 45 miles northeast of Ann Arbor. As the time until Tuesday dwindles, neither campaign is giving up on winning over Bloomfield Hills and the state of Michigan. Even at Cranbrook, the elite college-preparatory school located in Bloomfield See ROMNEY, Page 6A As the presidential carnpaign enters its final days, students shared their thoughts about the election and discussed who they pln to "tefo." or "or,'ur to page 7A or visit www.michigandaily.com. College GOP, Dems make final pushes Student groups work to get voters to the polls By CHELSEA HOEDL Daily StaffReporter The University's chapters of the College Republicans and College Democrats are continu- ing to mobilize in last minute efforts to inform students and encourage them to go to the polls with only two days left until Election Day. Both organizations have stepped up their canvassing efforts, and are working to encourage student voter par- ticipation and education of the student body on critical issues. Business sophomore Elena Brennan, the external vice chair of the College Republi- cans, said the group is working with local activists to promote voting in the Ann Arbor area. In addition to holding Diag days to reach out to classmates, they are also taking trips off campus to expand their efforts. "The big thing we're doing right now is having volunteers come to our (office) which is five minutes out from campus," Brennan said. "We're taking students every day and they can either go knock on doors or make phone calls." Brennan said the College Republicans have continued to inform potential voters on the stances taken by each candi- date, and explain the language of the ballot proposals that can See FINAL PUSHES, Page 6A ELECTION 2012 Obama campaign: Polls % N not a concern in.Mich. Levin, Cato June campaign for the president on Sat. By TUI RADEMAKER Daily Staff Reporter "'Go Blue' has a double mean- ing," said U.S. Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich), Saturday morning at the Democratic campaign office in Ann Arbor, emphasizing the importance of capturing Michi- gan's 16 electoral votes for Presi- dent Barack Obama. Despite recent polls showing Obama and Republican presiden- tial candidate Mitt Romney in a neck and neck battle for the state, Democratic volunteers seemed confident and excited as they pre- pared for their final "Get Out the Vote" efforts. Levin, along with U.S. Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.), Obama campaign advisers, Uni- versity alum Broderick Johnson - and Cato June, former Michigan and Indianapolis Colts football player, were among volunteers See POLLS, Page 6A Holocaust survivors share stories with 'U' students at annual Hillel luncheon Sixth annual As he talked, he carefully placed his documents back into Conference on the the folder with a paper clip, only to pull them out again within a Holocaust raises matter of minutes. During the span of a half-hour conversa- . awareness tion, he repeatedly drew out the paperwork, original records By HALEY GOLDBERG from his arrival to Auschwitz Daily NewsEditor concentration camp in 1942, where atop was a handwritten A worn, manila folder sat note with a reminder to "speak on the table in front of George slow." Vine, 85, with two words hand- Vine and 49 other Holocaust written on the label: "Holocaust survivors gathered at the Uni- Records." versity of Michigan Hillel to speak intimately with about 200 students for the sixth annual Holocaust Survivor Luncheon on Sunday. The event was orga- nized by the Conference on the Holocaust Committee, an eight- person team led by co-direc- tors and LSA seniors Michelle Kappy and Samantha Schwartz. In the same format of past events, students were encour- aged to engage with survivors over lunch. At table 22, Vine began the event by sharing his experiences during World War See HOLOCAUST, Page 7A TRACY KO/Daily A student listens to George Vine's story of surviving Auschwitz at the Holocaust Survivor Luncheon on Sunday. WEATHER HI: 46 TOMORROW Lo 37 GOT A NEWS TIP? 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