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Opinion | Why Kamala Harris lost the election

By Zion Schenk, Staff Columnist • November 20, 2024

After the results of the election and Donald Trump’s win, Democrats are scrambling to understand why Kamala Harris lost. Although it’s difficult to really understand the exact reasons her campaign failed, there are a few answers I believe to have played a major role in her difficult and unfortunate loss.

Opinion | How did this happen?

By Thomas Riley and Livia LaMarca • November 8, 2024

Thomas and I spent most of the election night texting back and forth. We both started out decently hopeful, but quickly our messages got more and more frantic as we slowly watched Kamala Harris lose the election.

Race to 270: Trump wins 295-226

By News Editors • November 5, 2024

As ballots get counted on election night, the Associated Press will use the latest available vote tallies to call the race in states across the country. The Pitt News will update this article as the Associated Press publishes live election coverage.

Editorial | What it actually means to campaign on podcasts

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • October 29, 2024

Presidential hopefuls Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have caused a decent stir over the last couple of weeks. We are a mere seven days before the election, and both campaigns have picked up the pace.

Satire | Undecided voters having trouble choosing between Block of Wood and Baby Eater

By Thomas Riley, Opinions Editor • October 21, 2024

As the election draws near, many Pittsburgh voters are confident in their upcoming decision at the ballot box — but there is still a large sect of the population that can’t quite decide between their two options.

Opinion | Taylor Swift has the right to endorse Kamala Harris

By Katelyn Jones, Staff Columnist • October 1, 2024

On Tuesday, Sept. 10, Taylor Swift posted on her Instagram account publicly endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris for the 2024 presidential election. Since then, she has received large amounts of backlash and hate from the public and even from Harris’s opponent Donald Trump.

Opinion | The election is so not over

By Tessa Powers, Staff Columnist • October 1, 2024

To any outsider, it may look like Harris is the it girl going into this election. However, those who know the reality of the situation know that to win this election, Harris needs to do a lot more than win the support of pop stars and goad Trump to say that they’re eating pets over in Ohio.