Brian Slodysko, Author at Greenfield Recorder

FILE - In this April 13, 2020, file photo Ohio state senate candidate Melissa Ackison, left, and other protesters stand outside the Statehouse Atrium where reporters listen during the State of Ohio's Coronavirus response update at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio. The unprecedented national effort to shut down much of daily life to slow the spread of COVID-19 is prompting a growing number of protests. (Joshua A. Bickel/The Columbus Dispatch via AP, File)

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Pro-Trump protesters push back on stay-at-home orders

by Sara Burnett Associated Press, and Brian Slodysko Associated PressApril 17, 2020

While many Americans are filled with fear, Melissa Ackison says the coronavirus pandemic has filled her with anger. The stay-at-home orders are government overreach, the conservative Ohio state Senate candidate says, and the labeling of some workers…

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden greets the crowd after speaking at a campaign rally Monday, at Texas Southern University in Houston.

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Biden nabs Klobuchar, Buttigieg backing on Super Tuesday eve

by Steve Peoples Associated Press, Bill Barrow Associated Press, and Brian Slodysko Associated PressMarch 2, 2020

FILE - In this May 5, 2019 file photo, Democratic presidential contender Pete Buttigieg holds a town hall in North Charleston, South Carolina. Democratic presidential contender Pete Buttigieg is picking up his first endorsement among South Carolina’s black lawmakers as attention in the early voting contest turns toward more diverse states. Buttigieg‘s campaign announced Wednesday that the former South Bend, Indiana, mayor would be receiving backing from state Rep. JA Moore, a Democrat from Charleston. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)

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After Iowa, NH, Democrats seek path through diverse states

by Brian Slodysko Associated Press, Julie Pace Associated Press, and Kathleen Hennessey Associated PressFebruary 12, 2020

FILE - In this Nov. 20, 2019 file photo, Chair of the Democratic National Committee, Tom Perez, speaks before a Democratic presidential primary debate in Atlanta. Perez is calling for a “recanvass” of the results of Monday's Iowa caucus. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

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DNC chair calls for ‘recanvass’ of Iowa results after delays

by Steve Peoples Associated Press, Julie Pace Associated Press, and Brian Slodysko Associated PressFebruary 6, 2020

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., departs after a visit to the Great Bay Kids' Company, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020, in Exeter, N.H. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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Messy Iowa caucuses leave cash-poor candidates scrambling

by Brian Slodysko Associated Press, and Will Weissert Associated PressFebruary 6, 2020

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden clenches his fist as he speaks at a campaign event, Wednesday, in Somersworth, N.H.

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Biden casts top rivals as a risk for party that wants to win

by Bill Barrow Associated Press, and Brian Slodysko Associated PressFebruary 5, 2020

FILE- In this April 20, 2017 file photo, former U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy speaks at the Harvard Kennedy School in Cambridge, Mass. Kennedy, the only surviving child of John F. Kennedy, endorsed Joe Biden on Tuesday, calling the former vice president Democrats' “best bet to win the White House, keep the gains we made in the House, and put the Senate in play.”(AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)

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Caroline Kennedy backs Biden, calls him Democrats’ best bet

by Brian Slodysko Associated PressFebruary 4, 2020

FILE - In this Aug. 7, 2019 file photo, Democratic presidential candidate Montana Gov. Steve Bullock speaks at the National Press Club in Washington. Bullock was told how he could qualify for the next presidential debate, but it didn’t make much sense: Spend 60. Attract a 1 donor. And repeat, maybe thousands of times. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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Fuzzy math: Dems spend big to draw small-dollar donors

by Brian Slodysko Associated PressAugust 27, 2019

U.S. Sen. Edward Markey, D-Mass., listens to a question during a news conference, Monday, Aug. 26, 2019, in Boston. U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy says he's weighing a challenge to Markey in the 2020 Democratic primary. Markey, 73, is running for a second full term in the Senate after serving for more than three decades in the House. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

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Joe Kennedy mulls Senate run against Markey

by Brian Slodysko Associated Press, and Bob Salsberg Associated PressAugust 26, 2019

Shawn Terry, a Democratic candidate for the state Legislature in Texas, meets with supporters during a campaign event in Dallas on Saturday. Terry has already raised $235,000 as Democratic donors pour money into legislative races nationwide in hopes of flipping statehouse chambers in 2020.

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Dems spending millions to try to take back statehouses

by Brian Slodysko Associated Press, and Paul J. Weber Associated PressAugust 20, 2019