OPINION: Sherrod Brown is the wrong choice for President Opinion Editor Tim Zelina claims while Sherrod Brown may be a strong candidate for the presidency, circumstances leave him best fit for the Senate. Ohio’s recently re-elected Democratic Senator, Sherrod Brown, sparked quite the buzz when he and his wife, Connie Schultz, confirmed they are actively considering a bid for Presidency. While Brown would certainly be a competitive challenger to … Read More
Opinion: The Black Lives Matter v. All Lives Matter rhetoric is broken The point of the Black Lives Matter movement is to assert that their lives matter, too. However, many of us are caught up in the semantics of this ridiculous hashtag battle: #AllLivesMatter versus #BlackLivesMatter. The former is being screeched by the right-wing to dismiss the African American community’s problems, and the latter is tweeted by limousine liberals in some misguided … Read More
Clinton takes Ohio, but Sanders wins big in Athens and other primary election results Connor Perrett and Marianne Dodson contributed to this report. The results from the March 15 primary are in. Who came in first locally? Who came out on top in the presidential election? The New Political has it covered. The Presidential Election: Democrats: Hillary Clinton came out on top in Ohio; with 99 percent of precincts reporting, she edged out Bernie … Read More
Opinion: Rob Portman Did Not End Gay Marriage Debate This week, the media made some drastic statements regarding the debate on gay marriage. The press said the debate on gay marriage is over, because Republican Ohio Senator Rob Portman switched his point of view on gay marriage, due to one of his sons coming out. However, the whole debate on gay marriage is not completely over simply because of … Read More
