Interactive simulcast panel reflects on 2012 election
Cheers erupted from the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium on Wednesday night when Angela Robinson, host and executive producer of NPR’s “In Contact,” gave her alma mater… Read more »
Elections 2012
Money talks: Syracuse University community donates to political campaigns with hopes of advancing issues
Buried under a copy of Science Magazine and Monday’s Post-Standard, Thomas Fondy unearthed the reason he donated $4,000 to congressional candidate Dan Maffei. He opened… Read more »
Buerkle will not concede 24th Congressional District seat, waits for votes to be tallied
UPDATED: Nov. 8, 1:00 a.m. Democrat Dan Maffei has declared victory in the 24th Congressional District race, although U.S. Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle has yet… Read more »
OBAMA WINS RE-ELECTION
UPDATE: Nov. 7, 5:52 a.m. President Barack Obama took the stage at McCormick Place in Chicago on Tuesday night to the deafening chant of “four more… Read more »
Maffei predicts victory in 24th Congressional District race
Editor’s note: This story originally ran on Democracywise, an SU-based website with stories from political reporting students. In a tight race, Democrat Dan Maffei was… Read more »
Buerkle still waits on results, holds out hope for 24th Congressional District seat
Editor’s note: This story originally ran on Democracywise, an SU-based website with stories from political reporting students. In a race that doesn’t yet want to… Read more »
Toomey Abbott Towers polling station sees wide variety of voters
The diverse group of voters created a sharp contrast to the rather drab voting station at Toomey Abbott Towers, which featured little more than gray… Read more »
Local party leaders, College Democrats rejoice in election results
When President Barack Obama was declared the winner of the 57th U.S. presidential election on Tuesday night, it didn’t take long for the jubilant chant… Read more »
Maxwell students, faculty gather for election viewing party
CORRECTION: In a previous version of this article, the course number for "Social Media and the 2012 Election" class was misstated. The course number is… Read more »
Rozum garners high vote percentage as Green Party candidate
Editor’s note: This story originally ran on Democracywise, an SU-based website with stories from political reporting students. Green Party candidate Ursula Rozum lost her first… Read more »
Edward Smith Elementary School polling station sees large voter turnout from community
A stream of people coming to vote at the Edward Smith Elementary School Library polling place continued late into Tuesday evening, bringing more than 700… Read more »
College Republicans watch election returns in Schine, cheer on Romney
While a few hundred Syracuse University students watched CNN’s coverage of the presidential election in the Schine Student Center on Tuesday night, about a dozen… Read more »
Storify: Barack Obama wins re-election
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Gillibrand declared projected winner in Senate race
New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand won her campaign for reelection Tuesday night, beating Republican candidate Wendy Long, according to The New York Times. Gillibrand was… Read more »
Obama declared projected winner of New York state
President Barack Obama has been projected as the winner for New York state, The New York Times reported just after 9 p.m. Tuesday. New York's… Read more »
Clay resident teaches son value of voting in federal, local elections
Editor's note: A previous version of this story ran on Democracy in Action's website. Andrew Hall, 3, has been to the polls a number of… Read more »
Get out and vote: A run-down of this election season's candidates
U.S. President Barack Obama Democrat Age: 51 Hometown: Honolulu, Hawaii Running mate: Joe Biden Obama and Biden’s re-election campaign has focused heavily on growing the… Read more »
Watch: Live stream of ABC News' election night coverage
Syracuse University alumnus gets opportunity to work with President Barack Obama after years of admiration
President Barack Obama had fans before he became the presidential candidate in 2008. Alumnus Doug Rosenthal was one of them. After watching the then-Illinois senator… Read more »
Student must exercise voting right on Election Day
In 2008, young voters turned out in higher-than-usual numbers for the presidential election, led by huge support for President Barack Obama. Tuesday is the one… Read more »
Slack: Post-disaster collaborations between parties will always be politicized
Last week, the media gave us a nice, positive, heartwarming image to carry us all into Election Day: Republican Gov. Chris Christie standing beside the… Read more »
Social media plays significant role among younger demographic in elections
When college students see the words “Big Bird,” “binders full of women” and “bayonets” associated with the elections, they might be more inclined to take… Read more »
