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Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton addresses supporters at East High School in Youngstown on Saturday, July 30, 2016, her first stop in Ohio since accepting the presidential nomination earlier this week.

New Kent State Group is Ready for Hillary

Brooke Forrest September 9, 2016

Clinton campaign workers and student volunteers are working together in a new organization to try to help elect Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.The Kent State University Ready for Hillary...

The Kent Stater Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton addresses the crowd at the 11th Congressional District Labor Day festival at Luke Easter Park in Cleveland, Ohio, Monday, Sept. 5, 2016.

Clinton and Kaine rally in Cleveland on Labor Day

Alex Delaney-Gesing September 5, 2016

With Labor Day marking the beginning of this election season’s final two-month stretch, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and her running mate, Sen. Tim Kaine (VA), campaign in the battleground...

Vice President Joe Biden speaks at the UAW hall in Parma, Ohio, on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016, in support of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.

Biden stumps for Clinton in Parma

Story by Alex Delaney-Gesing & Video by Christiana Ford September 1, 2016

Biden stumps for Clinton in Parma from KentWired.com on Vimeo.Vice President Joe Biden visited Parma’s United Automobiles Workers hall Thursday to campaign for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary...

Jared Strubel is a junior political science major and columnist for the Kent Stater. Contact him at jstrubel@kent.edu

Opinion: The story so far

Jared Strubel Kent State College Democrats May 4, 2016

At the beginning of this year's election cycle, there were five Democratic candidates. After an eventful and arduous journey, it has been narrowed down to two potentials. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and...

Susan Sarandon, left, brings Bernie Sanders onto the stage at Drexel University in Philadelphia on Monday, April 25, 2016.

Sanders campaign to lay off hundreds of workers

Ken Thomas Associated Press April 27, 2016

Bernie Sanders' movement for a political revolution is reaching a crossroads even as his campaign said it was laying off hundreds of field staffers and other aides to focus on winning the California primary...

Andrew Ohl is a junior history major and columnist for The Kent Stater. 

Opinion: Breaking the habit of party in-fighting

Andrew Ohl Kent State College Democrats April 27, 2016

It used to be simpler times. Last autumn, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders no longer wanted to hear about former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s damn emails. It was a show of party solidarity and moving...

Alexis Atwater is a freshman political science major and a member of the Kent State College Democrats. Contact her at aatwater@kent.edu

Opinion: Cybersecurity becoming a growing concern

Alexis Atwater Kent State College Democrats April 6, 2016

Earlier this week, Mossack Fonseca, one of the largest law firms in the world, was apparently the latest victim of a data breach. Much of what was included in the more than 11.5 million leaked documents...

Samantha Karam is a sophomore journalism major. Contact her at skaram3@kent.edu.

Opinion: “We can’t contain ISIS—we must defeat ISIS.”

Samantha Karam March 30, 2016

In a speech at Stanford University on March 23, 2016, Hillary Clinton addressed the Brussels bombing and explained what she would do, as president, to eliminate ISIS and any threat it poses. Her plan...

Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown speaks to a group of students in Connie Schultz’s "Writing Across Platforms" class on Wednesday, March 30, 2016. KentWired Files.

Sen. Sherrod Brown says he doesn’t want to be VP

Skye McEowen March 30, 2016

Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown talked to Kent State students Wednesday about the climate in the Senate, the possible outcomes of the election and his stance on potentially becoming vice president.“I’ve...

Junior U.S. Senator from Vermont and Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders speaks to supporters at Baldwin Wallace University on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016.

Sanders wins 3 states; Clinton retains big delegate lead

Lisa Lerer, Associated Press March 27, 2016

Bernie Sanders scored three wins in Western caucus contests, giving a powerful psychological boost to his supporters but doing little to move him closer to securing the Democratic nomination.While results...

Dylan Webb is a teaching English as a second language major. Contact him at dwebb13@kent.edu.

Opinion: Witnessing a legend

Dylan Webb March 16, 2016

Here I was, waiting in a formidable, 2,000-person line to see the living legend himself, Bernie Sanders at Legacy Democratic Dinner in Columbus.  I had come down with OSA (Ohio Student Association) outside...

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Kasich, Rubio seek survival, Clinton momentum

Nancy Benac, Associated Press March 15, 2016

WASHINGTON (AP) — Five more states chime in to the rambunctious campaign 2016 conversation on Tuesday, and no one's listening with greater interest than Marco Rubio and John Kasich, both of them desperate...