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US CTO Megan Smith encourages students to pursue tech careers

February 29, 2016 By WHC Insider

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During a conversation with Volta Insider‘s Rachel Greenberg, the U.S. Chief Technology Officer, Megan Smith, shared her experiences as an adviser to President Barack Obama and explained why more students should consider careers in technology fields.

“Having opportunities for people to experience that…we’re also working on schools, so that you can experience coding. We want every American kid to have an experience with coding. It’s a 21st century language.”

Download the podcast on AudioBoom or iTunes, or watch video of the interview.

Filed Under: News, Volta Insider

Volta Insider goes inside the Iowa Caucus

February 29, 2016 By WHC Insider

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Volta Insider’s Rachel Greenberg hit the campaign trail recently to learn more about what the Presidential candidates are saying that is appealing to voters. At rallies for Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, Ted Cruz and Donald Trump, she interviewed supporters and observed how candidates convince people to support them during the Iowa Caucus.

At a caucus meeting at Precinct 55, Rachel also observed the voting process. “I came away from the experience with more of an understanding about this unique process of selecting a presidential nominee than I could have ever imagined. I’ve never seen anything like it. My time in Iowa was, for lack of better phrasing, a life changing experience.”

Download the podcast on AudioBoom or iTunes.

Filed Under: 2016 election, News, Volta Insider

Trump supporter Dr. Baba Steve

February 11, 2016 By WHC Insider

Dr. Baba Steve shares why he enthusiastically supports Donald Trump’s candidacy for President!

Filed Under: 2016 election, News

Sanders supporter disrupts Clinton rally in Manchester

February 9, 2016 By WHC Insider

Yesterday at a Hillary Clinton rally at Manchester Community College, Edward Anderson of New Haven, Connecticut disrupted Clinton’s speech by yelling to the stage and asking her ‘why she took the money’.

In an interview with WHC Insider, Anderson said he supports Bernie Sanders but was not sent by the campaign. “We’re so tired of false equivocations, we know Bernie’s not on anybody’s payroll, OK? I mean look the young people are smart, they’re tuned into this and they’re not buying it, OK?”

INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT

WHCI: I’m here with Edward Anderson from Connecticut. Mr. Anderson, you were just in the Hillary rally and you were calling out to her. What were you complaining about?

Edward Anderson: I wanna know how and why she takes their money if she’s supposed to be regulating them, OK? It feels to me like she’s on the payroll of the big corporations which are taking, you know, she’s getting student loan money. OK, donations, she got donations from the student loan industry and then she’s gonna turn around and regulate them.

WHCI: When she spoke today, she said Bernie Sanders’ campaign is taking money…

EA: Oh, come on. We’re so tired of false equivocations, we know Bernie’s not on anybody’s payroll, OK? I mean look, the young people are smart, they’re tuned into this and they’re not buying it, OK? They’re not buying the same old half-truths, you know?

WHCI: And did the Bernie Sanders campaign send you over here?

EA: No, hell no! No. I come to the [inaudible] lately. I’m a driver for a friend who’s covering this for an independent press. And no, I didn’t mean to do what I did today. I’m a little embarrassed. Still, the things they say are incredible. They really wanna make you go outside and throw up.

WHCI: Have you been to Bernie rallies here in New Hampshire?

EA: I was locked out of one last night. Yesterday afternoon the crowd was too big. I couldn’t get in.

WHCI: Are you gonna go out and campaign for him?

EA: No, no, no, no, no, no. Those days are behind me. I’m not trying to knock on anybody’s doors, tell anybody in New Hampshire how to vote.

WHCI: Well, one more question, sir. Do you feel like you’re stepping on the New Hampshirites that are here to support Hillary? I mean you should have…

EA: No, this is a good debate. I think at the end of the day Hillary wants to get the money – well maybe not Hillary, but a lot of politicians want to get the money out of politics. I know my people in Connecticut, they wish they weren’t so beholden, OK? They really wish they could represent rank-and-file Democrats but it’s all about raising the money.

WHCI: Well why don’t you start a movement? Isn’t it part of the fact that people don’t have…

EA: What do you mean? There’s a movement out there. The young kids in the country just started a movement, you guys gotta tune in, OK? When 85% of the young kids show up, you know I’m on board. If the kids wanna do a revolution, I’m there. Let’s get the money out of politics, let’s get healthcare for everybody, let’s give everybody a decent living wage. I mean these are things that you care about as a Democrat.

TMH: Thank you, sir.

Filed Under: 2016 election, News

Gang of 500 in New Hampshire

February 9, 2016 By WHC Insider

The Gang of 500 is in New Hampshire covering the campaign. WHC Insider caught many in action.

Filed Under: 2016 election, News

Volta Insider reports from inside Trump rally before the Iowa Caucus

February 7, 2016 By WHC Insider

Rachel Greenberg, Volta Insider Podcast host at Trump rally, Cedar Rapids, Iowa February 1, 2016

Rachel Greenberg, Volta Insider Podcast host at Trump rally, Cedar Rapids, Iowa February 1, 2016

Donald Trump did not win the Iowa Caucus, but as he makes the pitch to New Hampshire voters, Rachel Greenberg of Volta Insider reports from inside his final rally at a hotel in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Download the podcast on AudioBoom or iTunes, and join the conversation on Twitter via @VoltaInsider.

Filed Under: 2016 election, News Tagged With: Donald Trump, Iowa Caucus, Rachel Greenberg, Volta Insider

WHCI at the Zignal Labs Command Center

February 1, 2016 By Tammy Haddad

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John Coale of the O’Malley campaign at Zignal Labs Command Center at the Snowflake Garden Brunch at the World Food Prize in Des Moines, Iowa one day before the Iowa Caucuses.

Filed Under: 2016 election Tagged With: Zignal Labs

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