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Our View: No fair winner of Democratic debate

KS Editors October 14, 2015

Despite what various political pundits, candidates and anybody on social media may say, declaring a winner in Tuesday’s Democratic debate isn’t possible because all candidates weren’t given equal...

Lucas Misera

Opinion: The presidential debacle

Lucas Misera October 13, 2015

There’s a logjam in the 2016 presidential race, and it’s quite unclear as to when a true frontrunner will develop out of either party.As of now, six Democrats are officially running for the presidency,...

Jacob Ruffo is a junior journalism major and columnist for The Kent Stater. Contact him at jruffo@kent.edu

Opinion: How Wrestlemania could lead to a presidency

Jacob Ruffo September 23, 2015

As a casual political mind, I don’t watch too much of CNN or similar channels, but one thing I do see all the time is Donald Trump’s name.Trump is always in the headlines. Good or bad, that doesn’t...

Matt Poe

Opinion: Republicans may begin to turn on Donald Trump

Matt Poe September 22, 2015

The in-house battle between Republican presidential candidates and Donald Trump has taken its first dramatic step. Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, a major candidate just months ago, has officially ended...

Lucas Misera

Opinion: In defense of Ahmed

Lucas Misera September 22, 2015

In light of the recent wrongful arrest of Ahmed Mohamed — an affront towards Islam — presidential candidates Donald Trump and Ben Carson recently made comments implying that Muslims should be of...

Opinion: Extremism and hate popular in the land of diversity

Bruno Beidacki September 21, 2015

Before anything else, I am Brazilian. I was not raised in a Republican or Democratic family. I did not grow up in a country led by George W. Bush neither am I directly impacted by most of Obama’s policies....

Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump speaks to supporters during a Tea Party rally against the international nuclear agreement with Iran outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

Trump’s run for office sparks mixed views

Alexandra Gray September 14, 2015

The 2016 presidential election has taken over headlines with many of these stories featuring one of the Republican Party candidates, Donald Trump. Trump formally announced his candidacy in June 2015 in...

Zachary Downes is a columnist for The Kent Stater. Contact him at zdownes@kent.edu.

Opinion: Palin strikes back

Zachary Downes September 10, 2015

As we all know, Donald Trump is a well-known figure in America. I’m sure everyone has seen his famous toupee meme or read his tweets about illegal immigration. Somehow Papa Trump is high in popularity...

Guest Column: The difference between Quds and Kurds: Who cares?

Graham Smith (student guest column) September 8, 2015

In an interview with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt, Donald Trump blatantly said he does not know the leaders of Hezbollah, al-Qaida, Jabhat al-Nusra, the Quds Force and the Islamic State. Later in...

Hillary Clinton at the "Commit to Vote" rally at Case Western Reserve University on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015.

Clevelanders ‘Commit to Vote’ for Hillary Clinton

Hannah Armenta August 27, 2015

Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton rallied supporters together to “Commit to Vote" for her in the 2016 election Thursday at Case Western Reserve University, her first stop in Ohio since she announced...