The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The Bidens at the Heinz Field rally on Monday evening.

Biden makes closing pitch to voters at North Side rally

By Rebecca Johnson, News Editor • November 3, 2020
Lady Gaga used her singing voice — and a rendition of her song “You and I” — to campaign for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris at a Monday evening rally.
Healthy Ride bikes on O'Hara Street.

Healthy Ride to offer free rides on Election Day

By Ashton Crawley, Assistant News Editor • November 2, 2020
Healthy Ride, a Pittsburgh-based public bike share system, is offering free rides all day on Election Day.
President Donald Trump during a news conference at the White House.

Trump threatens to challenge Pa. ballots arriving before Friday deadline

By Jon Moss, Editor-in-Chief • November 2, 2020
President Donald Trump said Sunday that he and his campaign would be “going in with our lawyers” to try to halt the count of ballots arriving after polls close on Election Day this Tuesday at 8 p.m. in Pennsylvania.
Photos: Pete Buttigieg in Schenley Plaza

Photos: Pete Buttigieg in Schenley Plaza

By Pamela Smith, Staff Photographer • November 1, 2020

Pete Buttigieg visited Oakland’s Schenley Plaza on Saturday morning to campaign for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.

Photos: Biden rally in Squirrel Hill

Photos: Biden rally in Squirrel Hill

By Dalia Maeroff, Senior Staff Photographer • November 1, 2020

Pittsburgh residents organized a Friday evening rally at the corner of Forbes and Murray avenues in Squirrel Hill to support Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden.

VIDEO: Pittsburgh residents stage Joe Biden rally in Squirrel Hill

November 1, 2020

Pittsburgh and Squirrel Hill residents staged a Joe Biden rally on the corner of Forbes and Murray avenues Friday, just a few days before the 2020 presidential election.

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks at the Public Education forum downtown.

Biden-Harris campaign to ‘barnstorm’ Pittsburgh, state Monday

By Jon Moss, Editor-in-Chief • November 1, 2020
The Joe Biden-Kamala Harris campaign announced more information Sunday about its planned Monday “barnstorm” of Pittsburgh and the rest of the state.
Pete Buttigieg in Schenley Plaza on Saturday morning.

Buttigieg urges students to vote, campaign for Biden

By Rebecca Johnson, News Editor • October 31, 2020
Pete Buttigieg told a crowd of mostly Pitt students on Saturday morning that their votes could determine the fate of Tuesday’s presidential election.
Pete Buttigieg

Buttigieg to visit Oakland on Saturday

By Jon Moss, Editor-in-Chief • October 30, 2020
Pete Buttigieg, former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, and a candidate in the 2020 Democratic primary, will visit Oakland on Saturday to campaign for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.
Political clubs have adapted their campaigning methods prior to the Nov. 3 election and are now doing the majority of phone banking online.

Political campaigning moves online during pandemic

By Punya Bhasin, For The Pitt News • October 30, 2020
Multiple student organizations, including College Republicans and College Democrats, are coming up with new ways to politically engage their peers while America faces a global pandemic at the same time as the upcoming Nov. 3 presidential election.
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