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Donald Trump needs to show up or get shown out | Not to Get Political But

Lauren Albano October 5, 2023
Former president and 2024 candidate Donald Trump was once again absent from the second GOP primary debate on Sept. 27. Of course, his failure to attend did not go unaddressed by his fellow Republican candidates when they took to the debate stage.
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Minority Report: Don’t defame our greatest president

Lincoln Son Currie February 11, 2021
If you consider Lincoln’s entire career, you’ll see he wasn’t a problematic president and an entirely bad man — certainly not one unworthy of having a school named after him. 
EDITORIAL: Not voting is counterintuitive to societal change

EDITORIAL: Not voting is counterintuitive to societal change

Editors October 2, 2020
Many young, leftist voters have expressed their burning disdain for the government and are protesting the upcoming election by not voting. But, it is an unproductive use of their constitutional right as a citizen.
Republican Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker in a debate against Democratic challenger Jay Gonzalez Oct. 17. The gubernatorial debate was one of a number of recent debates as voters gear up to head to the polls Nov. 6. COURTESY OF MEREDITH NIERMAN/ WGBH NEWS

Midterm debates spike civic engagement, do not change minds, sample finds

Audrey Martin October 25, 2018
With the midterm elections less than two weeks away, Massachusetts candidates are looking for any way to get their messages out to the public before Election Day on Nov. 6. Both gubernatorial candidates and senatorial candidates agreed to participate in three debates leading up to the election.
REMILLARD: Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio should proceed with caution, learn from France

REMILLARD: Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio should proceed with caution, learn from France

Christopher Remillard February 29, 2016

So, I didn’t really expect to be writing about the GOP all semester. But when the Thursday Republican debate on CNN more closely resembled an episode of “Bad Girls Club” and the Democratic candidates...

REMILLARD: Ben Carson overstaying political welcome

REMILLARD: Ben Carson overstaying political welcome

Christopher Remillard February 26, 2016

Maybe by the time you’re reading this, Ben Carson will have finally dropped out of the race for president. Unqualified, misinformed and often incoherent, it’s time for Carson to raise a white flag....

REMILLARD: Democrats could learn from GOP caucus results

REMILLARD: Democrats could learn from GOP caucus results

Christopher Remillard February 4, 2016

It has not been a good year for former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush. Days after announcing he was running for president — way back on June 15, 2015 — NBC published a poll showing Bush as the frontrunner,...

BURSTEIN: In Carly Fiorina versus Hillary Clinton, all women lose

BURSTEIN: In Carly Fiorina versus Hillary Clinton, all women lose

Sarah Burstein February 1, 2016

A running theme in the Republican debates has been attacking former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s credentials. Clinton seems likely to earn the Democratic nomination in the primary, meaning that...

Debates lack new information for undecided voters, students say

Daily Free Press Admin October 24, 2012

With the culmination of the third and final presidential debate, voters can assess what they heard from the candidates and how it will factor into their decisions come Election Day. However, not all Boston...

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