Democracy in Action students cover the local and national races across Central New York.
Dawayne Kirkland, a first-time voter who originally supported Bernie Sanders, but voted for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, said his decision to come to the polls was influenced by music artist, Chance the Rapper.
“I think my generation, we really do care about this kind of stuff,” Kirkland said. “Maybe not from the mediums that you would expect us to get the information from. I’m not paying attention to CNN, but I am checking my Twitter. He’s a social influencer that had an influence on me to get up and go vote and see if I can make a difference.”
In the early hours of Wednesday Nov. 9, Donald Trump was declared the president-elect of the United States.
Donald Trump was elected the 45th president of the United States.
Surprising pollsters, the Republican candidate passed Sec. Hillary Clinton in electoral votes as he won important swing states like Florida, Michigan and Pennsylvania. He ultimately earned 279 electoral votes, and Sec. Clinton won the popular vote by about one percent.
Wednesday's presidential debate included substantive policy discussion, but Donald Trump stole headlines by suggesting that he may not accept the election results in November.
Covering topics like immigration reform and late-term abortions, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton faced off in the third and final presidential debate of 2016 Wednesday night.
Though the crowd was small at the beginning of the event, it gradually grew as the evening went on.
Last week, with just days remaining before the New York Primary on April 19, Bernie Sanders supporters took the stage for their favorite Democratic candidate. In an event that grew as the hours went on, both local and national up-and-coming acts played in a “Fuel the Bern” concert at Palace Theater organized by Syracuse for Sanders.
At a recent press conference, four leaders spoke to press about why they are supporting Sen. Bernie Sanders.
A grassroots campaign does not take place in a grand ballroom. It typically doesn’t sell out arenas or stadiums. Usually you will be hard-pressed to find donors that can give more than twenty dollars of their paycheck. But that seems to be why Sen. Bernie Sanders and his message attract so many supporters. The Vermont senator is resonating with so many people in his bid to win the nomination of the Democratic Party.
The march comes just a few days before Sanders is set to visit Syracuse's Oncenter.
Democratic candidate for president Bernie Sanders is coming off a win in Wisconsin, and his New York supporters want to keep the momentum going.
Sanders supporters marched through Downtown Syracuse today in hopes of encouraging voters to vote for Sanders in the upcoming New York Primary on April 19, 2016.
To gain more attention, people beat drums to make sure they were heard and waved signs with messages such as “We are the 99%” and “Feel the Bern.”
The democratic hopeful led a small business roundtable and public rally at the Regional Market.
Dressed in orange, Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton voiced her committment to the Syracuse basketball teams headed to the final four. But Clinton was not in Syracuse to talk basketball. She was there to talk about the future of the country.
“Don’t count us out. We’ve got the grit, we’ve got the resilience and the determination,” Clinton said. “That’s what our country needs right now.”
Hillary Clinton addressed a packed Hendricks Chapel on Monday afternoon with her speech on foreign policy.
It was a busy Monday morning for the top leaders at the White House. Vice President Joe Biden gave a speech on restoration on the Everglades. President Barack Obama delivered a speech at the Holocaust Museum.
And Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited Syracuse University.
Clinton was on campus to speak to political science students and participate in a foreign policy discussion in speech titled “America and the World” at Hendricks Chapel.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will talk policy at Hendricks Chapel on Monday.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will visit Syracuse University and speak at Hendricks Chapel on Monday.
The midday event will be free and open to the public. Doors to Hendricks will open at 9:45 a.m. and seating is first-come, first-serve, according to an email sent by James Steinberg to the SU community. All guests must be seated by 11:15 a.m. The event will also be available via live webstream.