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Pollster: Campaign Money Is ‘Crack’ For Political Candidates

Lianne Bornfeld  —  Oct 18, 2012

A few lessons from pollster and elections expert Doug Usher M.A. '97, Ph.D. '99: politicians are addicted to money, election season is "silly" and campaigns are like football games.

Cornell Student Politicos Split on Vice Presidential Debate

Lianne Bornfeld  —  Oct 12, 2012

Light-hearted laughs and excitement abounded among the Cornell Democrats and Cornell Republicans at a joint viewing of the debate between Vice President Joe Biden (D) and Republican vice presidential nominee Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) Thursday night.

Cornell Campus Politicos View Presidential Debate With Criticism, Snark and Cheetos

Emma Court  —  Oct 4, 2012

Snark and derision characterized much of student politicos' reactions to Wednesday night's presidential debate between President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney.

The Problem With the 2012 Elections

Tony Montgomery  —  Jan 30, 2012

 

Tony Montgomery ’13 explores the major flaw of Republican candidates in this year’s race for the White House.

Cornell Students Gear Up for 2012 Presidential Race

Alyson Warhit  —  Mar 11, 2011

Although the 2012 presidential election is more than a year away, one group of Cornell students has already begun to mobilize.

Second Opinion--Presidential Debates

David Wittenberg  —  Sep 25, 2008

Insight on the debate season and the politics of presidential elections from The Sun's Associate Editor.

N.Y. Times Associate Editor Discusses Presidential Race

Ben Eisen  —  Mar 12, 2008

On his way to Ithaca yesterday, Robert B. Semple Jr., New York Times associate editor and winner of the Pulitzer Prize, got a call from his wife. She told him that when he was speaking to students at Cornell, he should tell them not to give up on politics.

With recent news of Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s (D-N.Y.) involvement with prostitution, many are losing hope in the way our government works. But Semple, in his lecture to students in Goldwin Smith’s Lewis Auditorium last night, tried to stay optimistic. As one of the editors who puts together editorials for The Times, he gave his perspective on the three remaining presidential candidates and challenges that each of them faces in the coming months.

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