Good morning, Governor Newsom, glad to see you have woken up and redeveloped your spine, and stand up to President Trump in the face of ICE raids and mobilization of the National Guard in response to No Kings demonstrations. However, Akshay Seetharam HM ‘27, along with many other California democrats want to see if you can capitalize on this political moment, taking a real stand against tyranny, instead of returning to your duplicitous ways.
Tag: Democratic Party
OPINION: Democrats need to let their voters choose
In the wake of a Trump victory, the Democratic Party is once again lashing out, trying to find an enemy to blame the result on. Adam Akins, PZ ’27 argues that repeated Democratic defeat at national and state levels are due to a fractured party identify that has continually drifted away from their base.
OPINION: Why Kamala Harris lost
As the dust settles on the results of the 2024 election, much of America is looking for someone to blame. As the Democratic Party gears up to do its usual finger pointing, attributing Kamala Harris’ loss to the American public’s sexism and racism, Eric Lu PO ’28 argues the blame lays with the party itself.
Voting Carnival sparks civic engagement ahead of 2024 election
The Voting Carnival, held on Oct. 9 on Parents Field, featured games, food and voter registration assistance to engage students ahead of the 2024 presidential election. Organized by Every Vote Counts Claremont, Kravis Lab and CIVES, the event aimed to educate students about voter registration and the absentee ballot process.
Left behind: CMC professor breaks down the Democrats’ challenges on inequality
With a research focus on 20th century political and urban history in the US, Lily Geismer has been grappling with answers to a long-sought after question: why is inequality so hard for the Democratic Party to effectively combat?
TSL sat down with the Claremont McKenna College history professor to discuss the course the Democrats took in the 1990s, and how it informed policies that some marginalized groups still feel the impacts of today.
OPINION: Biden must keep his healthcare promise
Voters must hold President Biden to his campaign promise to pass a public option, so that America can finally achieve the goal of universal health coverage, writes Nicholas Black PO ’24.
OPINION: American politics is a brute and drooling slop
Political parties are the clashes of pointless policy, argues Patrick Hutecker HM ’24. He’d rather move to Yosemite than join Congress.
CMC alum Steve Bullock drops out of presidential race
Montana Governor Steve Bullock CM ’88 has dropped out of the 2020 presidential race, he announced in a statement Monday.
OPINION: Thanks, Michael Bloomberg, for reminding me why I’m a Democrat
The wide pool of Democrats vying for the 2020 nomination shows why ideological diversity is a good thing and why we should be more comfortable with it.
OPINION: No, Sanders and Warren aren’t the same
While Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren are both strong progressive voices, Bernie is by far the best choice for Democrats in 2020.