Meet Fiona Ross and Sean O’Connor, Chase the Race Reporters for the GOP Debate in Houston

Meet Fiona Ross and Sean O’Connor, Chase the Race Reporters for the GOP Debate in Houston

The Envision Experience Chase the Race 2016 team leaves for Houston on Wednesday to report on the February 25th Republican Debate, with an eye on the youth perspective. This will be the last debate before Super Tuesday, March 1. Our student reporters this time are Fiona Ross, an alumna of the NYLF Inside Sports & Entertainment program and Sean O’Connor, an alumnus of the NYLF National Security program. We had a chance to talk with both of them this week and ask them their views on the event and the issues surrounding the election.

“This race is something we haven’t seen before,” said Sean O’Connor. “No one young or old has seen this, it’s pretty unconventional so far.”

“The GOP side is so heated,” adds Fiona Ross. “Right now the Democrats have their two candidates, and on the GOP side they have so many and they all have extremely high tension. I think it’s going to be a really interesting event.

Fiona added that some of the issues she hopes to hear more about include women’s rights, racial tension in the United States, and the Supreme Court nomination.  She also spoke about college affordability. “I think everyone is frustrated with how much it costs,” said Fiona.  “It’s an important issue to America’s youth right now.”