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Official City of Boston Ballot Drop Box. Voters went to the polls to vote in the Super Tuesday primary election. MADI KOESLER/DFP FILE

Bostonians vote on Super Tuesday

Anna Rubenstein March 6, 2024
Biden and Trump will win this year’s Massachusetts primary, according to the AP projection, moving the two candidates closer to a rematch in November. On Tuesday, Boston voters headed to the polls to cast their votes in this year’s primary.
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

Super Tuesday 2024 is superbly insignificant | Not to Get Political But

Lauren Albano March 4, 2024
Believe me, I despise Trump, don’t love Biden and am generally not thrilled at the idea of either of them being elected president for another four years. But I accepted a long time ago that this primary is a bust.
EDITORIAL: The two-party system can evolve to make third parties more prominent actors

EDITORIAL: The two-party system can evolve to make third parties more prominent actors

Editors September 17, 2020
Due to the complexities of the two-party system, the Green Party — along with other third parties — don’t stand a real chance at winning a presidential election.
East to West: March 6, 2020

East to West: March 6, 2020

Justin Tang March 6, 2020

This episode is also available on SoundCloud. In this episode of East to West, we cover Super Tuesday primary elections, the death of BU real-life mascot Rhett, a new state bill that will help...

Sen. Elizabeth Warren embraces a supporter during her visit to Cambridge, where she voted in the Massachusetts primary Tuesday morning. VIGUNTHAAN THARMARAJAH/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Biden collects wins on Super Tuesday, Warren loses home state

Angela Yang March 4, 2020

Super Tuesday drew to a close in Massachusetts with former Vice President Joe Biden emerging victorious. The candidate took 33.7 percent of votes with 80.5 percent of precincts reporting, earning 31 delegates...

A polling station at Jackson/Mann K-8 School in Allston. Massachusetts was one of 14 states that voted on Super Tuesday. SOPHIE PARK/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Local Super Tuesday voters share polling booth thoughts

Angela Yang March 4, 2020

Sen. Elizabeth Warren returned home to Cambridge to cast her vote for president on a balmy Super Tuesday morning. Across the river in Boston, citizens filed into their local polling stations to do the...

U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley speaks to Sen. Elizabeth Warren supporters at City Hall Plaza Friday as the campaign ramped up canvassing efforts before Super Tuesday. ANGELA YANG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Warren canvassers ramp up statewide advocacy in final stretch before Super Tuesday

Angela Yang March 1, 2020
Canvassers for Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s presidential campaign swept through various Boston neighborhoods the weekend before the Massachusetts primary.
Democratic candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders addresses a crowd of 13,000 at a rally on the Boston Common Saturday, three days before Super Tuesday. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Sanders greets thousands in Boston Common ahead of Mass. primary

Matthew Sensabaugh March 1, 2020
A crowd of about 13,000 supporters gathered in Boston Common Saturday afternoon, three days ahead of Super Tuesday.
East to West: February 28, 2020

East to West: February 28, 2020

Justin Tang February 28, 2020

This episode is also available on SoundCloud.   In this episode of East to West, we cover the effects of the Coronavirus on the BU community, Massachusetts’ new early voting ahead of Super...

A person fills out their ballot at the Ward 5 polling station in Concord, New Hampshire during the New Hampshire primary Feb. 11. Massachusetts constituents will be able to vote early in the state’s March 3 primary for the first time ever. SOPHIE PARK/ DFP FILE

Massachusetts kicks-off first ever early voting period for presidential primary

Katarzyna Jezak February 24, 2020
Early voting ahead of next week’s Super Tuesday began Monday, giving Massachusetts residents five extra days to cast their ballots.
Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, shown speaking on the night of the 2018 Midterm Elections, currently leads the field of presidential candidates in Massachusetts. OLIVIA FALCIGNO/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

As 2019 ends, Warren has the lead in Massachusetts, followed by Biden, Sanders

Alyssa Figueroa December 5, 2019
Warren is currently projected to lead the race with 33 percent of the vote, while former vice president Joe Biden follows with 18 percent of the vote and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is predicted to take 13 percent of the vote, according to a recent poll.
Boston residents cast their votes Tuesday evening for the Massachusetts primary at the Saint Cecilia Parish in Back Bay. PHOTO BY MADDIE MALHOTRA/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston residents take to the polls on Super Tuesday

Carolyn Hoffman March 2, 2016

City residents reacted to Tuesday's Massachusetts primary election and this year’s presidential race. Boston Mayor Martin Walsh said in a Monday press release that civic engagement is vital to creating...

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