Michelle Hackman, Diana Li, Author at Yale Daily News

CHICAGO, Ill. — Four years after an historic election victory, President Barack Obama clinched a second term on Tuesday, edging out former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt […]

November 7, 2012

MICHELLE HACKMAN & LORENZO LIGATO

State criticizes McMahon campaign

The State Election Enforcement Commission has issued a warning to Republican U.S. Senate candidate Linda McMahon about her “deceitful tactics” in disseminating absentee ballot applications […]

November 6, 2012

MICHELLE HACKMAN

Running on empty

On a foggy Friday morning 11 days before the Nov. 6 presidential election, Elizabeth Zhang ’16 trudged up the hilly roads of Media, Pa., a […]

November 2, 2012

MONICA DISARE & MICHELLE HACKMAN

Candidates fight for Latino vote

Latino voters may have the power to swing this year’s Connecticut Senate election. A report released by Connecticut Secretary of the State Denise Merrill on […]

October 31, 2012

MICHELLE HACKMAN

Over break, Yale Dems campaign in PA

In the final stretch of a hotly contested presidential election, the Yale College Democrats traveled to Pennsylvania over the fall break to campaign for President […]

October 29, 2012

MICHELLE HACKMAN

Clinton LAW ’73 to campaign for Murphy in Conn.

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton LAW ’73 is headed to Connecticut this Sunday to campaign for Democratic Senate candidate Chris Murphy, who is in a […]

October 25, 2012

MICHELLE HACKMAN

Murphy holds lead over McMahon

Senate Democratic candidate Chris Murphy has continued to maintain his lead over Republican nominee Linda McMahon, according to the latest Quinnipiac poll published Wednesday. The […]

October 24, 2012

MICHELLE HACKMAN

First Reactions: Third Presidential Debate

President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney faced off in their third and final debate Monday night in Boca Raton, Fla. Though the […]

October 23, 2012

MICHELLE HACKMAN

State unemployment down slightly

Connecticut’s economy added 2,000 jobs in September, lowering the state’s unemployment rate to 8.9 percent. After the unemployment rate rose from 8.1 percent in June […]

October 23, 2012

MICHELLE HACKMAN

Latest poll puts Murphy in lead

Democrat Chris Murphy has pulled decisively ahead of Republican Linda McMahon in the ongoing U.S. Senate race, according to the latest poll conducted by the […]

October 18, 2012

MICHELLE HACKMAN

Conn. fourth district race tightens

In Connecticut’s fourth congressional district, the race between incumbent Democrat Jim Himes and Republican businessman Steve Obsitnik is tighter than many realize, according to experts […]

October 18, 2012