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Map of donations received throughout the 2020 Democratic primary, showing the majority of contributions going to Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and a small fraction of donations going to President Joe Biden, predominantly from his home state of Delaware. Canva illustration by Jackson Small.

Will the Democrats ever learn?

Jackson Small, Columnist November 19, 2024

Donald J. Trump will be the 47th president of the United States of America.  How did we let this happen?  While the simplest explanation is that America is not ready to elect a woman for president,...

Grace Dugan sits for a portrait at the DI Hub, Nov. 6, 2024.

Students wake up to election results

Audrey Trevarthan, Digital managing editor November 6, 2024

Kent State students are reacting to election results that show Donald Trump clinching the presidency, Bernie Moreno leading the senate race and Sheriff Bruce Zuchowski winning reelection. Grace Dugan,...

Junior Katie Moore sits for a portrait at Bowman Hall, Nov. 5, 2024. She voted for Kamala Harris.

Kent State students voice how they’re voting

Audrey Trevarthan, Digital managing editor November 5, 2024

As Election Day continues, students around campus are awaiting results after casting their ballots. Here’s how a few students voted: Gabriel David, a junior psychology major, said he woke up at 6...

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are pictured in a split image. Donald Trump is re-using his 2020 playbook to baselessly claim the 2024 election is being stolen from him and is being joined by allies with big megaphones amplifying his falsehoods ahead of Election Day.

How Donald Trump is laying the groundwork to dispute the election results – again

Jeremy Herb, CNN November 4, 2024

(CNN) — Donald Trump is re-using his 2020 playbook to baselessly claim the 2024 election is being stolen from him and is being joined by allies with big megaphones amplifying his falsehoods ahead of...

CNN Polls: Harris and Trump remain neck and neck in Georgia and North Carolina

Jennifer Agiesta, Ariel Edwards-Levy, and Edward Wu October 31, 2024

(CNN) — Neither Vice President Kamala Harris nor former President Donald Trump has established a clear advantage in the race for the White House in two key Southern battleground states, according...

Illustration by Marlena Rozner.

‘Don’t you think it’s about time?’: Campus leaders share potential impact of a female president

Savana Capp and Adriana Gasiewski October 31, 2024

Growing up in India, Sonia Karkare, program coordinator for the Women’s Center and faculty and doctoral student, witnessed female leadership all around her from her family to Indira Gandhi, the prime...

Illustration by Emily Riebe.

The ignorance of abstention

Jackson Small, Columnist October 29, 2024

With the 2024 election around the corner, there is no shortage of organizations reminding you to vote. While this can start to feel redundant, there may never be a more important election than this year’s...

Takeaways from Kamala Harris’ CNN town hall

Eric Bradner, Gregory Krieg, Arit John, and Daniel Strauss October 24, 2024

(CNN) — Over and over, Vice President Kamala Harris argued at a CNN town hall Wednesday night that Republican rival Donald Trump is “unstable” and “unfit to serve.” The Democratic nominee’s message...

Biden has approved $175 billion in student loan forgiveness for nearly 5 million people

Katie Lobosco, CNN October 17, 2024

Washington (CNN) — With less than three weeks before the November election, the Biden-Harris administration is reminding voters how it has delivered a historic amount of student debt relief even as Republicans...

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign rally on the campus of East Carolina University, in Greenville, North Carolina, on Oct. 13.

Harris unveils new proposals targeting Black men as she looks to shore up Democratic coalition

Ebony Davis and Eva McKend, CNN October 14, 2024

(CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday unveiled new proposals targeting Black men as she seeks to strengthen her coalition ahead of Election Day. The announcement comes as Harris lags behind...

The proposals issued by both Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump would further increase the national debt, a new analysis found.

Trump and Harris’ proposals would both increase the national debt but Trump’s plan would add $4 trillion more, study finds

Tami Luhby, CNN October 7, 2024

(CNN) — Both Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are rolling out ever-growing lists of promises to voters — from making housing and health care more affordable to supporting...

A Morehouse student fills out a voter registration form at a voter registration form at a voter registration booth at Morehouse College on August 19, 2024, in Atlanta, Georgia.

Harris still lags behind Biden’s 2020 margins among Black voters, but latest CNN poll suggests she has room to grow support

Edward Wu, CNN September 26, 2024

CNN — Kamala Harris leads Donald Trump by a wide margin among Black likely voters, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, but still falls short of Joe Biden’s winning 2020 margins with...