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Out of eight Cornell alumni vying for congressional seats across the country this election cycle, six won their bids. Here is the breakdown of how those races played out.
UAW leaders drew on the success of their historic strike this fall to inspire support for Josh Riley during an event co-hosted by the New York Working Families Party.
Democratic leaders gathered in Ithaca to talk to voters about NY-19 Democratic candidate Josh Riley’s plans to protect access to abortion and the need to “fight and defend” democracy in this election.
Editor’s Note: This column responds to Seth Berman’s Oct. 29 column titled Your Vote Won’t Matter, But You Still need to use it. I write in response to a recent Sun column that claims the votes of Cornell students “won’t matter” because New York is not a presidential swing state. Although the column ultimately encourages students to vote in spite of this supposed irrelevance, it is irresponsible and ill-informed to claim that our votes at Cornell don’t matter. Despite New York’s solid-blue status on the presidential level — not to mention Ithaca’s political leanings — our congressional district (NY-19) is one of the most competitive in the country.
Ben Shapiro, a conservative political commentator and the founding editor-in-chief of the right-wing media company The Daily Wire, spoke to a packed audience in Bailey Hall on Monday in an event titled “What’s at Stake on November 5th.” During this talk, Shapiro discussed the upcoming presidential election and fielded questions about intersectionality, free speech, LGBTQ+ politics and former President Donald Trump.
As the voter registration deadline approaches on Oct. 26, The Sun prepared a voting guide with all the information needed to vote locally on Tuesday, Nov. 5.
A local English as a second language school issued a statement condemning former president Donald Trump’s negative comments about immigrants.
Lea Webb supported reproductive rights legislation and affordability for working families initiatives during her first term.
Sigler criticized the incumbent’s climate and crime policies and defended Israel.
Pro-Israel incumbent Rep. Molinaro shifted his stance on abortion prior to a rematch election against Democrat Josh Riley.