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The last time a Democratic president was sworn in for his first term, many of Barack Obama s supporters in Stark County excitingly sought tickets to the 2009 inauguration.
Canton Councilwoman Chris Smith, D-4, then-Stark NAACP President Moniquec Connor, then-Canton Council President Allen Schulman, Democratic campaign consultant Deametrious St. John and others were able to snag tickets.
Others took charter buses to the nation s capital, staked out spots on the grassy National Mall to witness history of the first African-American president taking the oath of office.
The inauguration of Democrats Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, who ll be the first black vice president, is vastly different with top Democrats in Stark County saying they don t know anyone who s going or seeking to go.