Cornell Democrats are committed to registering students to vote ahead of the 2024 election. In September, they registered new members at ClubFest and the Presidential Debate Watch Party, and plan to canvass in Pennsylvania with students from Harvard, Yale, UPenn, and Temple University in mid-October. They are also spearheading phone banking for NY-19 candidate Josh Riley alongside APAA and will be tabling with Cornell Votes outside Collegetown Bagels to boost student registrations.
Cornell Democrats/StudentsForHarris kicked off the 2024 election season with a lively Presidential Debate Watch Party. President Niles Hite ‘26 emphasized the need for inclusive policies that benefit all, while Vice President Saad Razzak ‘26 urged fellow Democrats to recognize the importance of voting and make a clear choice in the election.
On September 11, Cornell Republicans and Democrats united for a 9/11 Memorial Flag Planting on the Arts Quad, honoring the lives lost on September 11th, 2001. Cornell Democrats President Niles Hite ’26 emphasized the tradition of flag planting, while Cornell Republicans Executive VP Max Whalen ’26 conveyed the importance of coming together to remember the victims.
Cornell Democrats hosted Former Vice Chair of the Democratic National Committee Michael Blake, who spoke on behalf of his political career.
A former New York state assemblyman of the 79th district in the Bronx, Communications Director Jaia Clingham-David ‘20 highlighted Blake’s extensive political experience and engagement in entrepreneurship, business, and education ventures among African American millennials, stating
“We hope his speech will demonstrate what a political career dedicated to the well-being of others looks like and inspire students to get involved in politics.”
Blake assumed the role of White House associate director of public engagement after the 2008 presidential election, later serving as national deputy operation vote director for former President Barack Obama.
Credit: The Cornell Daily Sun
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