Welcome to The New Political’s new opinion series, The Counter. Here, multiple writers are presented with a set of question prompts and asked to give their personal take. All writers are Ohio University students whose views do not necessarily reflect those of The New Political. Today, we are looking at three people running for President. Our opinion writers were asked …

Opinion writer Madeline Kramer discusses the “who’s who” in the Democratic party who are considering a presidential run. Many prominent Democrats are celebrating the new year by announcing their intent to run for president. As of Jan. 14, five democrats have announced they are launching their run for president. These candidates range from high profile politicians like Elizabeth Warren, the …