The party maintained the Governorship and Assembly majority and flipped several State Senate seats to gain control of the only branch evading their grasp since 2011.
2018 Election
Students React to Results of Midterm Elections at Watch Parties Throughout Campus
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Students watched as election coverage reported that Democrats seized control of the House of Representatives, the Republicans maintained control of the Senate on Tuesday night at various watch party locations throughout campus.
2018 Election
Free Shuttle Service to Take Students to Off-Campus Polling Places on Election Day
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To help get Cornellians to the polls to vote in Tuesday’s U.S. midterm elections, Cornell Outdoor Education and the Cornell Public Service Center will be providing shuttles to transport Cornell community members to polling locations.
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EDITORIAL: Tracy Mitrano J.D. ’95 for Congress
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This week’s midterm elections will be among the most consequential in recent memory. At stake is nothing less than the direction of our democracy and our nation. The past two years have not been easy for many Americans — the Trump administration has embarked on a substantial rollback of rights and protections for women, immigrants, LGBTQ people, religious minorities and more. Congress tried repeatedly (though unsuccessfully) to repeal the lifesaving Affordable Care Act, and succeeded in passing in passing a massive tax cut for the wealthiest Americans at the expense of working people. And a growing but still fragile economy finds itself at the mercy of a capricious administration’s trade policy.
2018 Election
Tracy Mitrano Rallies Supporters as She Closes in on Rep. Tom Reed in Latest Poll
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Over 60 supporters of Mitrano stood in a semi-circle as campaign workers, the mayor of Ithaca and Tracy Mitrano herself spoke Monday evening.
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Cornell Republicans, Democrats Clash on Economy, Foreign Policy as Midterms Approach
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“America is a lot more than taxes and China,” said Isabelle De Brabanter ’19, president of Cornell Democrats.
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Everything You Need to Know About Voting in the 2018 Midterm Elections
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November 6 is fast approaching, but you probably still have lots of questions on the when’s and where’s and who’s and how’s. The Sun has put together some information to help you answer those questions.
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Cornell Democrats and Republicans to Clash Over Midterm Elections
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On Monday evening, two student leaders each from the Cornell Democrats and Cornell Republicans will argue a wide range of domestic and foreign policy issues in a debate moderated by the Cornell Speech and Debate Society to offer a balanced perspective of the midterm elections.
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Congressional Candidate Tracy Mitrano J.D. ’95 Advocates for Campaign Finance and Healthcare Reform
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At the event, Mitrano mentioned that she wanted to run for public office after the 2016 presidential election, when she realized that this region needs a new voice.
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Governor Cuomo Kicks off Ithaca Airport Renovations to Send the Region ‘Soaring’
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that the $24.7 million expansion of the Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport is set to be complete in late 2019 after attending the groundbreaking on Oct. 16.
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Libertarian Candidate Wants New Yorkers to Be ‘Happy’
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“If weed makes you happy, I want you to be happy,” Sharpe said to applause from town hall audience members.