register and vote sign in Union Square, photo by Robin L. Frankel
Raise Your Vote looked up each candidates’ platforms on their respective websites. Here are the candidates’ respective stances on selected issues in their own words. Continue reading
Bernie Sanders, Photo by Robin L Frankel
Bernie Sanders spoke to 500 voters as part of a panel at First Unitarian Congregational Society in Brooklyn Heights on Saturday, April 16, 2016.
The other members of the panel were Linda Sarsour, a Muslim activist. Cornel West, a professor of Philosophy, and Sara Luria, a reform Rabbi.
The round-table discussion that touched on many topics. Continue reading
Bernie Sanders is vying for votes against his rival Hillary Clinton in New York, his home state. Raise Your Vote went to the former Brooklynite’s neighborhood, Midwood and surveyed the residents there about their thoughts of Sanders.
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“It’s exciting to know that we share a common heritage being Jewish and coming from the same neighborhood, ” said Alice Cohen, 59, an occupational therapist who grew up in Midwood, “Even with the age difference, we probably have a lot in common.” Continue reading
It’s been a long campaign season. The Presidential candidates have been whittled down to Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, and John Kasich on the Republican side and Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders on the Democrat side.
For those people still trying to decide who to vote for, Raise Your Vote is hosting a recurring feature called Hot Topic in which an expert will break down each candidates’ stance on specific issues.