Robert Crohan/Staff Writer Last year, I wrote about why I expected a mammoth blue wave, and offered a case for thinking optimistically about the Democrats’ fortunes for the coming decade. But almost a year after the Biden/Harris triumph, that optimism is starting to fade. There are a lot of thoughts and ideas I could get […]
Robert Crohan/Staff Writer On January 5, Georgia voters narrowly cast their votes for two Democrats, the Reverend Raphael Warnock, and Jon Ossoff, to represent them in the United States Senate. With such, the Democratic Party won control of the chamber, handing a moral boost to President-elect Biden and his platforms for delivering aid and unity […]
Robert Crohan/Staff Writer As soon as I was introduced to the internet at the beginning of middle school, I noticed an array of political talk. Given that my first politics class came the following year, I was confused as to what all of this meant. My understanding of politics is still evolving every day, but […]
Robert Crohan/ Staff Writer Our elections are certainly interesting. I enjoy studying electoral politics, and observing the changes in states’ voting patterns over the decades. Indeed, as I have argued previously, certain issues, trends, or candidates can drive an otherwise competitive state to one side or the other. Shifts happen, but nothing like what we […]
Julia Gomez/Staff Writer Latinos, from Cubans to Mexican, are all different with each demonstrating a unique preference for music, cuisine and even holidays. However, Democrats are treating Hispanics in Florida as one big conglomerate, despite each of us carrying our own culture and generational trauma. If Democrats want to get the Cuban vote, they need […]
Robert Crohan/Staff Writer Two years ago, I was excited. Scratch that — I was giddy. Andrew Gillum, a likeable and humble progressive who was running for Florida governor, was riding off anti-Trump sentiment in the sunshine state. He was favored to win and his promises of overdue change in a poor and polluted state excited […]
Anjuli Castano/Contributing Writer The ongoing political polarization characterizing 2020 has politicized even those who have always chosen to ignore it. The youth (millennials, generation Z), ages 18-39, are manifesting their voices through increased percentages of voter turnout, but not urgently enough. Using social media platforms has shaped a new wave of activism, now there is […]
Robert Crohan/Staff Writer It wouldn’t be controversial to say that the 2010s were a strong decade for the Republican party. Yes, Barack Obama was handily reelected in 2012 and the Democrats took back the House of Representatives in 2018 in a blue ripple, but compare that to the monumental red waves of 2010 and 2014, […]
Robert Crohan/Staff Writer Last week proved once again that America is still more divided than ever. Former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee, ran into a heap of trouble when he went on “The Breakfast Club,” a popular radio show among black Millennials. Host Charlamagne tha God pressed Biden on his record with […]
Gustavo Contreras/Staff Writer With the ethnic diversity that makes up Florida’s population, a candidate associating themselves with socialism would cost their party votes. Principally, both Latino and non-Hispanic American voters alike are not in good taste with anything deemed socialist—regardless of policy. Americans are strongly opposed to socialism, and this hatred of the philosophy is […]
Elizabeth McCann/Staff Writer This November may mark the fourth time ever that a woman’s name would be included on the election ballot in the United States. During last month’s Democratic debate, presidential candidate Joe Biden said that he would choose a woman as his running mate. Names that have been rumored to be in his […]
Rosa Elera/Contributing Writer Women have been working toward fixing a system constructed to keep them off positions of power, the toughest being a political seat. During the 2016 presidential campaign, Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican candidate Donald Trump were attending rallies around the nation to encourage voters. Unlike Trump, Clinton’s campaign was directed toward […]
