With ASASUD voting underway, presidential candidates have begun a final surge in campaigning.
Over the past few days, each campaign has tried to reach out to students and mobilize individuals to vote.
Presidential write-in candidate and nutrition freshman Diana Inzunza said her campaign was focused on making a personal connection with students.
Unlike the other campaigns, Inzunza’s campaign did not purchase shirts. But, similar to the other campaigns, they did print out almost 1,000 information cards to share with students on Taylor Mall posted five signs on campus.
Not buying t-shirts allowed Inzunza’s ticket to spend the least of all three campaigns, at a little over $100.
Rudy Rivas, Inzunza’s running mate and journalism junior, said there were seven people working with Inzunza and himself on the campaign, and they spent three to four hours per day talking with students on Taylor Mall.
However, Rivas said they will not know how effective their campaigning was until after votes are counted.
Presidential candidate and criminal justice sophomore Joseph Grossman said his campaign consisted of 15 to 20 volunteers helping him pass out cards and talk to students, starting on March 29.
Over the past week, Grossman said he and representatives from his campaign were on Taylor Mall almost every day, for almost nine hours a day, talking to students.
“I’ve actually put in the time meeting people and learning what they want and getting everyone on the same page,” Grossman said. “I think everyone wants to meet the person they’re putting their faith in.”
Grossman said they printed approximately 1,000 cards to distribute, and purchased 30 to 40 shirts for the campaign. Unlike the other campaigns, Grossman said they printed the cards from his personal printer on colored paper they bought, bringing their current estimated cost to under $300.
Write-in presidential candidate and journalism sophomore Andres Cano is the only candidate to have created a website for his campaign. He also has used social media more than the other two candidates.
Despite this, Cano’s campaign manager Daiyaan Colbert said they are not focusing on any one form of outreach to students.
“This is a multifaceted approach,” Colbert said. “We have to be everywhere.”
Talking directly to students was also an important part of Cano’s campaign, and Colbert said the candidates and their five volunteers spent about four hours a day on Taylor Mall. They also distributed fliers and cards, and bought 30 shirts, causing their spending to exceed $300.
“It’s very impressive he got all that stuff up in the time that he did,” Grossman said.
However, all of the campaigns still have work to do. Voting is currently open and will be until 11:59 p.m. Wednesday.
“(These days are) so crucial because we can say ‘vote today,’” Colbert said. “They’re the most important days of the campaign.”
Contact the reporter at connor.radnovich@asu.edu
