Claudia Cruz, a native of New York City, New York, received her Bachelors of Arts degree from Wesleyan University and her Juris Doctor from The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law. She now attends the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism and where she will concentrate in interactive journalism.

Blog Entries by Claudia Cruz

Voters Hesitate to Answer Exit Poll in West Columbus

Posted November 4, 2008 | 04:38 PM (EST)


More voters admitted to casting a ballot for Barack Obama than John McCain at the Westland Recreational Center in Columbus, Ohio today.

However out of 75 persons surveyed during a one and a half hour period, 23 said they voted for Obama and 17 said McCain. Thirty-five people chose not...

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Ohio Dispatch: Long Lines Early, But No Lines Now

Posted November 4, 2008 | 04:21 PM (EST)


Ohio got a bad rep after the 2004 Presidential Election because the long lines at the polls discouraged and disenfranchised urban working people and students from casting their vote, an electorate that usually votes democratic. Many blamed the long lines as the reason why Bush beat Kerry that year....

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Ohioans Vote Early in Large Numbers

19 Comments | Posted November 1, 2008 | 05:00 PM (EST)


An off-week for the Ohio State football team possibly swelled the number of Franklin County Ohio voters that stood outside of Veterans Memorial to vote.

The convention hall in downtown Columbus opened at 8:00am on the Saturday before the historic election and those on line that early in the morning...

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Ohio: United Federation Of Teachers' President Hits The Pavement For Hillary

Posted March 3, 2008 | 10:03 AM (EST)


Randi Weingarten, the president of the United Federation of Teachers, strolled down High Street in Columbus, Ohio during the Gallery Hop on Saturday. Weingarten came to Ohio to support Hillary Clinton's campaign, which the UFT has endorsed.

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Listen: Shekar Jayaraman, 21-Year-Old Ohio Delegate for Clinton

Posted March 2, 2008 | 03:07 PM (EST)


At a coffee shop in Columbus, Ohio, a young man ordered a Mystical Mind mango smoothie. Clad in a long black wool overcoat, mint green collared shirt and white tie, he introduced himself with a nervous laugh.

"I've never been interviewed before," said Shekar Jayaraman, 21, a delegate for Hillary...

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Ohio: Obama Vols Hit The Street In Hillary's Firewall

Posted March 1, 2008 | 06:17 PM (EST)


On a brisk Saturday afternoon, Amy Rock and Dottie Dutro set up a table and two chairs in front of Bettys Fine Food and Spirits. Rock couldn't find the banner she had to hang over the table, but instead she made do with handmade posters and blue painters tape....

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Worried about Economy, NY Latino Barber for Obama

Posted February 3, 2008 | 12:28 AM (EST)


Not every New Yorker supports their hometown politician. Mr. Luis Cordova, an immigrant from the Dominican Republic, would like to see Barack Obama win the presidency.

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Miami's Hispanic Community Divided Over Coming Election

Posted January 28, 2008 | 06:12 PM (EST)


Vacations to Southern Florida usually involve visits to the beach, bike or boat rides through alligator territory, or day cruises to the Bahamas. Seldom do sun seekers engage in local politics. But if they did, the experience would be no day at the beach.

Miami-Dade County includes the cities of...

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Lucky Diners Meet Bill Clinton At The Lucky Dog Tavern

Posted January 8, 2008 | 02:07 PM (EST)


Around 2p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 5, a Plymouth police officer placed large cones in the parking spots in front of the Lucky Dog Tavern & Grill. He disclosed that someone was coming into town to speak there at 5 p.m., but would not say who. The tavern, located directly across...

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To Like or Not Like Hill, Despite Bill

Posted January 7, 2008 | 04:43 AM (EST)


At the Lucky Dog bar and grill on Main Street in Plymouth, New Hampshire, this Sunday night's special included a new item: Bill Clinton. The visit surprised most locals who had come to the spot to eat, drink and watch playoff football.

Rebecca and her daughter Thomasina...

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Off the Candidate Track: Voices from Plymouth, New Hampshire

Posted January 6, 2008 | 10:29 PM (EST)


Because classes had not resumed at Plymouth State College, not many students walked the streets of Plymouth on the Sunday before the primary. However, others in this Central New Hampshire town, located at the foot of the White Mountains, shared their sentiments about the changes they hoped the next President...

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Steelworkers Sold on Edwards

Posted January 5, 2008 | 09:14 PM (EST)


Chants of "John Edwards for President" pierced the cold New Hampshire night. A group of about 50 steelworkers and their family members yelled in support of Edwards while some, but not all cars, honked in response. The group, which represented the United Steelworkers' District 4, hailed from nine different states...

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One Latino Voter For Obama

Posted January 5, 2008 | 07:47 PM (EST)


Soledad Guzman Salazar, who moved from Colombia to New Hampshire seven years ago, came to the Barack Obama rally at Nashua High School North. She said she felt happy to have been at the rally.

"I believe that I have made an excellent choice," Mrs. Guzman Salazar said in Spanish....

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