By James Cirrone As the 2020 primary heats up, Terps for Bernie 2020 is working overtime to get Sen. Bernie Sanders elected president. The campus organization held a “Plan to Win Party” on Monday night to strategize with fellow supporters and let them know how they can become actively involved. On the Terps for Bernie website, the group says they are “building a movement at … Continue reading UMD Students are still “Feeling the Bern”
By Rachel Clair University of Maryland alumnus Eric Swalwell officially announced his 2020 presidential run on Monday, April 8. During his appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Swalwell, a father of two, stated that he intends to focus on gun control if elected. Swalwell is currently serving his third congressional term in California’s fifteenth district, including the San Francisco area. In his official … Continue reading UMD alum announces presidential candidacy
By Ally Tobler In October 2016, political journalist Jonathan Allen got a call from his editor at Crown Publishing Group. “‘You’re writing a book about a candidate who’s losing, and she’s gonna win,’” said Allen, thinking back to what the editor had told him. “There was silence on our end. We didn’t know what to say,” Allen recalled. And according to Allen, that one observation … Continue reading ‘Did she lose or did he win?’: “Shattered” author Jonathan Allen speaks at UMD
