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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Former Vice President Joe Biden at a rally in Virginia before Super Tuesday. Biden is the presumptive presidential nominee for the Democratic Party for the 2020 election, but COVID-19 has affected the way Biden, and other candidates, will have to campaign.

Amid an uncertain election cycle, organizers move campaigning online

April 26, 2020

Voter turnout in the 2018 Illinois Democratic primary was up 300 percent from the 2014 primary, and November 2018 saw the highest Illinois voter turnout for a midterm election since 1990. But the novel...

The Ripple: Northwestern students canvass for presidential candidates in Iowa

The Ripple: Northwestern students canvass for presidential candidates in Iowa

February 4, 2020

MAYA MOJICA: We weren't viable. We only had 33 and it was very disheartening when they said the viability. The girl I was with, the high school intern, started crying. It was really tough. We were really...

Who Asked You: The Squad vs. Pelosi, Campaign Spending and Tailgates?!

Who Asked You: The Squad vs. Pelosi, Campaign Spending and Tailgates?!

July 26, 2019

This episode was recorded July 24, 2019. MARISSA: Hello and welcome back to Who Asked You, The Daily’s first talk show. We’re your hosts, Gabby and Marissa. GABBY: Alright, we are going to...

Terry Walsh, left, and Jon Carson, right, talk to students about campaign strategies during the 2008 presidential election. Both men emphasized the differences between political consultants then and now.

Former Obama campaign strategists talk 2020, mobilization of young voters

May 22, 2019

Former President Barack Obama’s campaign and administration officials Jon Carson and Terry Walsh spoke to students and faculty about their experiences working on the 2008 Obama campaign, as well as the...

Joe Biden speaks at the Kellogg Global Hub in 2018. The presidential candidate has expressed support for free college.

From loan cancellation to Pell Grant expansion: Democratic candidates’ ideas for higher education

May 14, 2019

Over the past two years, federal policy concerning higher education has largely focused on free speech and sexual assault. President Donald Trump made headlines in April by signing an executive order threatening...

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