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Benjamin W. Dreyfus '01 is a showman. One can only imagine what the self-proclaimed "long-haired liberal" is thinking. Are his antics a campaign tactic? Or is this Dreyfus in his natural habitat? He could be the John McCain of the Undergraduate Council, exploiting his image as an out-and-out weirdo the same way McCain is capitalizing on the media's current fascination with his temper. Or he could be the Alan E. Keyes '72, with his outrageous allegations and proposals, pushed to the margins of an already marginal race. Dreyfus wants Harvard to regress 30 years...
Dreyfus might be a normal guy. If this is a campaign tactic, it seems to be working. Last night's debate was punctuated by laughter which was more often than not directed at (or with?) him. Benjamin M. Wikler '03did get one laugh, but besides that, Dreyfus is the only show in town. Many students already see the council as a three-ring circus. Presuming Dreyfus doesn't go normal on us, Holworthy basement might become home to a new ringmaster...
...This is a tactic that has been used for when you're dealing with a very wealthy institution," said PSLM member Amy C. Offner...
...success came from a simple tactic: listening...
...Frank X. Leonard '01, the other conservative presidential candidate, is taking the opposite tactic. Both he and his vice presidential candidate Katie Tenney '01 have been on the council for only one semester, and neither has sponsored a piece of council legislation. Leonard says he thinks his recent arrival on the council will play well to undergraduates...