The Suffolk Journal

Joe Biden elected president Saturday morning, beating Donald Trump

James Bartlett and Hailey Campbell • November 7, 2020

Joe Biden was elected the 46th President of the United States of America on Saturday. After five days of vote counting, Biden won the election with 284 electoral college votes after multiple media outlets...

Both sides to blame: The abuse of political labels

Chaim Wigder • December 7, 2016

The 2016 presidential election, which has gone down as one of the most bizarre and divisive elections in recent American history, has finally come to an end. Still, the country continues to face political...

Student poll workers bring diversity to voting centers

James MacDonald • November 10, 2016

Teams of students from Suffolk’s Election Law course occupied polling centers during Boston’s first early voting period to provide youth support to a typically older crowd of workers. Suffolk students...

The nation chose the unexpected

Alexa Gagosz • November 9, 2016

Businessman Donald J. Trump was elected the 45th president of the United States early Wednesday morning after a long night of counting the votes. In a 3 a.m. victory speech, Trump addressed supporters...

Campaign Commentary: Is Congress going to be Red or Blue after this election?

Maggie Randall • November 2, 2016

The Presidential election has been the most discussed out of the 2016 elections. Congressional elections are also happening this year for all members of the House of Representatives, who serve two year...

Campaign Commentary: Talking ballots

Maggie Randall • October 26, 2016

This November, Massachusetts residents will not just be voting for representatives, or the next President of the United States. There are four questions on the ballot this year regarding a variety of different...

A third party is still valid

Ian Kea • October 19, 2016

If you voted in the primaries and did not get the outcome you would have liked, a third- party option is completely valid and in most cases acceptable. On Nov. 8, Massachusetts will go blue. It’s no...

Campaign commentary: Diversity in campaigns matter, minority votes count

Maggie Randall • October 19, 2016

In an election, regardless of scale, every vote matters. Certain individuals votes sit with the weight of a history of voter suppression and the existence of voter exploitation. This is an issue that White...

Campaign commentary: What will the American people experience in the next debate?

Maggie Randall • October 6, 2016

Last Monday, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and businessman Donald Trump faced off in the first presidential debate of this election. The 90-minute debate was moderated by NBC’s Lester Holt,...

For those still “feeling the Bern,” consider Stein

Ian Kea • October 6, 2016

Jill Stein. Never heard of her? Neither did I until recently. Jill Stein is running for President on behalf of the green party. With two abysmal candidates in Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, Jill Stein...

Eyes on America: Campaigns cause discourse within Suffolk’s international community

Jacob Geanous • September 29, 2016

The fanfare surrounding the 2016 election has stirred up a media frenzy that has magnified the United States’ partisan personality. American citizens have vocalized their election opinions vehemently,...

Campaign commentary: Potential vice presidents no one is talking about

Maggie Randall • September 29, 2016

With Nov. 8 creeping up, it appears as if the focus has largely been on Republican nominee Donald Trump, and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. These candidates, however, are not running for president...