Katie Klemme, Contributing Writer
• November 16, 2020
Americans took to the polls, by mail, drop-off ballot, and in-person on Nov. 3 with a record turnout. The fight for the presidency between current President Donald J. Trump and former vice-president Joseph...
In anticipation of Tuesday’s election, many individuals have speculated as to how people will react given the preliminary results. Since the results of the election will not be finalized tonight, it...
I grew up in a mixed household.
My parents were rock-ribbed Republicans. My mother will go to her grave believing Nixon was framed. My grandparents were yellow-dog Democrats. Fellow Missourian Harry...
The election this year is facing different circumstances as COVID-19 continues to loom in the U.S. It is understandable that there may be some confusion surrounding the election. With this in mind, here...
This upcoming election has been hanging over the heads of all Americans like a big, gloomy, blue and red cloud. I’ve seen countless Facebook posts, articles and Twitter threads all pondering how we are...
In 2016, with nearly eight months until the election and 10 months until the end of President Barack Obama’s term, Senate Republicans refused to hold hearings on Merrick Garland, the president’s Supreme...
Jordan Harris, Contributing Writer
• November 2, 2020
If you ever hear somebody talk about this election, it is very gloom and doom -- a vote-or-die type of situation. People yell at you to vote, but never explain what you’re voting for, or to just vote...
Mia Steadman, Contributing Writer
• October 12, 2020
Less than 24 hours after 2020 presidential nominees Joe Biden and Donald Trump faced off for the first time on the debate stage, the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) announced that they would be...
On Sept. 27, the New York Times released a report on the tax returns of President Trump. In the report, Trump paid $750 in 2016, which was his first year in office.
Before the first presidential debate,...
Katie Klemme, Contributing Writer
• October 8, 2020
While the vice presidential debate on Wednesday night was calmer than the presidential debate on Sept. 29, it still eventually devolved into a debate over facts, each side disagreeing on things said...
On Tuesday night in Cleveland, Ohio, the Democratic and Republican nominees for president, former Vice President Joe Biden, and current President Donald Trump participated in their first debate. Despite...
Katie Klemme, Contributing Writer
• September 28, 2020
The 2020 election may seem far off, but for the University of New Haven campus community, it’s time to make predictions. Almost everyone has an opinion about who should win the presidential election,...
President Donald Trump’s operation to prevent mail-in voting for the elections this fall is raising fears among Republicans – especially in swing states – that his actions could negatively affect...
The 2020 presidential election is just over a month away, and with absentee ballots soon to be distributed, students at the University of New Haven are making the case to vote for their candidates.
According...
According to the US Census Bureau, in 2016, just over 60 percent of eligible Americans exercised their right to vote. While there is no specific reason turnout was so low, the narrative that permeated...
