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...November elections approach, Harvard students can be assured that political fever will engulf the campus. The Harvard College Democrats (Dems) and the Harvard Republican Club (HRC) will compete to rally students to their sides, and intense partisanship will flare up. But that’s far from a bad thing—in fact it’s healthy and natural for students to express their political affiliation enthusiastically and take the initiative to support those candidates who endorse policies they support...
Given that many students are Massachusetts residents, Harvard students can make a difference in these state races by simply raising awareness on campus and voting. Those who are more intrepid can volunteer for the campaigns. The Dems and the HRC are sponsoring several trips to aid campaigns: The Dems are going to the Massachusetts Democratic Headquarters every Wednesday night, and the HRC is leading a campaign trip to Cape Cod on October...
...past months. If the rest of the Senate races are returned to the incumbent or incumbent’s party, a victory for the Democrats in Pennsylvania would even the Senate at 50 seats apiece. Because of the closeness and importance of this particular race, both the HRC and Dems are planning October campaign trips to the Keystone State in order to support their respective candidates...
Some may say that even the best efforts of a group of students in a battleground state won’t change the course of an election. But past campaign efforts of the HRC and the Dems would suggest otherwise. Durring the 2004 Presidential campaign, the Dems made 22,000 phone calls and knocked on hundreds of doors, contributing to New Hampshire’s switching from voting for George W. Bush in 2000 to John F. Kerry in 2004. Kerry’s slim three percent margin of victory in New Hampshire, however, also testifies to the dedicated efforts...
...record in Iran.” While holding Khatami to these standards is laudable, would the Dems treat the next visiting Democrat with the same cynical hospitality?Next to cross campus e-mail lists was a lengthy “white paper” from the Harvard Republican Club (HRC) President Stephen Dewey. The HRC called for its members and “all sensible people of the Harvard community” to condemn Khatami’s role in the Iranian nuclear project and his “distorted and dangerous international views.” No doubt they...