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The Daily Northwestern

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


Sanders’ campaign suspension left his progressive voter base conflicted about voting for a moderate candidate. With former Vice President Joe Biden as the presumptive Democratic nominee, many supporters have mixed feelings.

Sanders supporters weigh in on campaign suspension, Biden endorsement

April 27, 2020

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) suspended his campaign for president in early April, endorsing former Vice President Joe Biden less than a week later. Sanders’ campaign suspension left his progressive...

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 2020 Democratic race began with the most diverse group of candidates in the nation’s history. As the field narrowed, the absence of racial diversity was as evident as that of policy proposals.

Vote Blue No Matter Who?: Evanston residents weigh in on the current state of the 2020 Democratic race

April 22, 2020

In February, the Democratic Party of Evanston announced the group would not endorse any presidential candidate ahead of the primary. Members of DPOE failed to reach a consensus, the group had said. Now,...

With the spread of coronavirus has come increased levels of racism directed toward Asian Pacific Islander Desi Americans.

Graffiti, handshakes and the “perpetual foreigner”: Asian Americans at Northwestern report alienation amid COVID-19

April 22, 2020

Soo La Kim was walking on the Lakefill with her two young children when she arrived at a rock painted with a Chinese character and the name, “Kurt Pei.” Overlapping the original paint, she said,...

Tekriwal: What COVID-19 did to the Sanders Campaign

Tekriwal: What COVID-19 did to the Sanders Campaign

April 9, 2020

This is the first column in “The Politics of a Pandemic,” a series that aims to examine and critique some of the political and governmental reverberations of COVID-19. Go to any news source, and...

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