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Robert G. King ’09, a Crimson editorial editor, is a history concentrator in Winthrop House. He attended the Democratic National Convention in August as a production associate for “Faces of 2008: art (IM)possible.” He is an assistant director for Harvard...
ST. PAUL, Minn.—Harvard affiliates came out of the Republican National Convention last week enthusiastic about the week's events.
The Convention, which took place in Minneapolis-St. Paul, provided Senator McCain with the opportunity to take leadership of the GOP while distancing himself from President Bush and introducing Governor Palin to the American public.
Although the conventional wisdom was that the Democratic National Convention would have a dramatic lead in viewership, Palin's selection to the ticket helped make the RNC the most-watched Convention in history, and that curiosity and excitement showed during Palin's speech Wednesday night.
"My most memorable moment at the RNC was watching Governor Palin's speech from the floor," said Caleb L. Weatherl '10, immediate past president of the Harvard Republican Club. "As Governor Palin began speaking, the excitement and energy in the room started to build among the crowd, and by the...