Editorial: Democratic newcomers need to learn from 2016 mistakes
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
January 13, 2019
Filed under Editorials, Opinions
If Democrats want to win back the White House, their presidential candidates need to learn from the last time around and not allow campaigning and rhetoric to get as ugly and intense as it did in 2016.
Clinton’s focus on 2016 doesn’t help Democrats
By Ben Sheppard | For The Pitt News
September 10, 2017
Letting go of the past can be difficult. And no one, it seems, knows that better than Hillary Clinton. Last year’s Democratic presidential candidate still appears to be reeling from her stinging defeat by Donald Trump. In her new book, “What Happened” — set to hit bookshelves Tuesday — C...
Sanders criticizes GOP health care bill at Pittsburgh rally
By Lexi Kennell / Contributing Editor
June 25, 2017
Filed under 2. Featured, City, News
If the 1,600 people at Saturday’s health care rally take Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ advice, Republican senators’ phone lines will be busy all week. The former presidential candidate, along with several other speakers, told the ralliers to urge senators — specifically Pennsylvania Sen. Pat T...
GALLERY: Katie McGinty and Bernie Sanders Visit CMU
By John Hamilton | Staff Photographer
September 19, 2016
Filed under Election Coverage 2016, Multimedia, Visual
Bernie Sanders visits Pitt
By Jordan Mondell and Kate Koenig / The Pitt News Staff
April 25, 2016
Filed under 2. Featured, Campus, National News, News, Visual
Democratic hopeful Bernie Sanders made a campaign stop at Pitt's Fitzgerald Field House on Monday, just one day before the state's primary. Midday on Monday, Sanders spoke to a crowd of mostly college students about income inequality, student debt and environmental issues, including fracking and the...
Gallery: Bernie Sanders Press Conference and Rally 3/31/2016
By Kate Koenig | Visual Editor
March 31, 2016
Filed under Visual