Nov 07
By Cassie DiLaura (SYRACUSE)- Last night at the Republican Party election night headquarters near Carrier Circle, candidates, family members, and campaign staff members anxiously awaited results for campaigns they have worked tirelessly on. Among those who have contributed countless hours and inexhaustible energy were young interns. John Sablowski, campaign manager for Republican candidate John Sharon …
Nov 07
Short victory speeches highlights of the evening By Stephanie Mindock (SYRACUSE) – It was late Tuesday night when the first New York state results were announced to rounds of applause and lots of cheering. Kirsten Gillibrand won her U.S. Senate seat race. Kelly Ryan Fassinger won a spot on the Geddes Town Board. Steve Dougherty was …
Nov 07
Syracuse voters and future voters are important for democracy By Caitlin Landers SYRACUSE (DEMOCRACY IN ACTION) - Polling places seemed to slow down in the afternoon after morning traffic, but the excitement for election day did not. The race for president between President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney is very close. Towanda Johnson, 41, said this was her …
Nov 07
By Kevin Fitzgerald SYRACUSE (NCC NEWS / DEMOCRACY IN ACTION) – The county Democratic party’s gathering was bursting with excitement election night. According to unofficial election results, Democrat Al Stirpe has defeated incumbent Don Miller in the race for the 127th District Assembly. “How sweet it is!” Stirpe exclaimed at the podium at Pensabene’s Casa …
Nov 07
Reyes says he is voting for Obama so one day his parents will have the right to vote By Drusila Rivas SYRACUSE - Lizardo Reyes, one of the 18-year-olds that got to experience voting for the first time this Tuesday, voted for Barack Obama. His reasons for voting he says are much more meaningful than voting …
Nov 06
Voters passionate about election By Seth Kornfeld FAYETTEVILLE (DEMOCRACY IN ACTION) - Christopher Andreu, a passionate Democrat, says he is concerned about the Republican party’s principles. “I think Republicans want small government, yet they want to be in your bedroom when it fits their needs,” Andreu said at the Fayetteville-Manlius High School polling station. Making his …
Nov 06
Voters focus on issues and candidate ideals when deciding By Peter Quintana SYRACUSE (NCC NEWS) - Voters filed in to the Grace Evangelical Covenant Church in Clay Tuesday as early as 6 a.m. to decide who they wanted as Commander in Chief for the next four years. In the era of big social media and hundreds of …
Nov 06
Administrators deal with voters at a polling station in the day care center By Alexandra Bauman SYRACUSE – Parents picking up their children at P.E.A.C.E. Inc., faced extra traffic on Election Day. The day care center doubled as a polling station. Administrators chose to keep the school open, despite the extra visitors. “Everyone’s been great!” …
Nov 06
Boniell says Obama and Romney don’t cover the main issues By Brendan Glasheen SYRACUSE – Ryan Boniell, a 21-year old student at Syracuse University, supports neither of the two main, politcal parties. Boniel casted his vote earlier this afternoon at Bird Library at SU, for someone with a last name that wasn’t Obama or Romney. “I actually …
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