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WUPR Goes to the Debate
WUPR executive director Billie Mandelbaum and co-editor-in-chief Sam Klein are inside the Media Filing Center at the second 2016 debate, hosted at Washington University in St. Louis.
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Here Come the Clydesdales
Eight massive Clydesdales strapped into black and gold harnesses adorned with red and white ribbons towered over a crowd at Brookings Hall this afternoon. The world-famous Anheuser Busch Clydesdales are no new site to St. Louis, in fact, Anheuser Busch’s main stable is just twenty minutes away, but today they galloped onto campus for the…
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Interview with David Axelrod
This interview was conducted on February 18th, 2016. It is lightly edited for clarity. An excerpt will be published in the March 2016 issue of WUPR. Aryeh Mellman: Today we are lucky to be joined by David Axelrod. Mr. Axelrod is a veteran journalist, campaign strategist, and former senior advisor to President Obama. He has managed…
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Setting the Standard for Presidential Debates
February 4, 2016 marked the first time Senator Bernie Sanders and Secretary Hillary Clinton debated each other one-on-one. As my friends and I watched the debate, we were struck by the civility of the candidates and how they (for the most part) provided responses to the questions that did not circumvent the issues, but rather…
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There’s A Reason Santorum Endorsed Rubio
Rick Santorum was running out of steam. After a poor performance in the Iowa caucuses, a contest he won in 2012, the ultra-conservative candidate withdrew from the race for the GOP nomination. In the seven Republican debates we’ve seen this cycle, Santorum never earned a spot on the main stage, nor the central podium on…
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Clinton, Sanders, and “Others” Face Off at First Democratic Debate
When former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton entered the presidential race in April, few expected she’d face serious competition in the primaries. But Clinton’s biting interaction with other candidates at last night’s Democratic primary debate suggested she’s aware the nomination won’t come easy. In the months since her announcement, Clinton’s polling numbers have dropped 20…
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Carly Fiorina Trumps Trump
On September 16, the eleven top tier GOP candidates clashed on stage in a much-anticipated debate. While this group remained relatively unchanged, there was one notable addition, former Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina. With such a crowded field, some of the candidates were expected to have a break out moment. The debate, sponsored by CNN…
