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Romney speaks at Denver University
By punch bowl | October 16, 2007
The Clarion reports on Mitt Romney’s speech at DU’s School of Law:
When Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney spoke at the Sturm College of Law last Tuesday, politically active students reacted in two very different ways.
The DU College Republicans attended, listened to and applauded Romney’s speech. Meanwhile the DU College Democrats stood outside with signs protesting Romney’s stance on such issues as reproductive rights and Guantanamo Bay
The best part of the article was the back and forth between the chair of the College Republicans, Kevin Poyner (sophomore), and the chair of the College Democrats, Jeffrey Graves (senior):
Poyner had different sentiments. “We’ve had good interactions with the College Democrats from the law school. Our interactions with the undergrad College Democrats haven’t been so productive. There’s an air of immaturity with them.”
Graves disagreed.
“We’ve had trouble contacting the College Republicans,” said Graves. “We want to host debates throughout the year, but they don’t seem interested. I’ll just go ahead and issue a public challenge to debate the College Republicans anytime, anywhere.”
“We don’t try to make a scene,” said Poyner. “We want to promote mature political debate and discourse. Not all liberal groups on campus share that goal.”
Students interviewed at the Romney event had varying opinions.
Sophomore Dylah Werbner agreed with the protesters, but not their methods.
“It’s embarrassing,” she explained. “I tend to agree with the College Democrats, but they’re not doing any good yelling outside. The people making a difference were listening to the speech and asking tough questions. It was a fantastic opportunity to further the debate and expose Romney’s weaknesses as a candidate, and they wasted it.”
Evan Corzine, a junior, said, “I think it’s cool that Romney even came, but I understand the protest. The College Democrats aren’t protesting Romney being here. They’re protesting his policies.”
Note: CRNC Chairman Charlie Smith and Executive Director Ethan Eilon attended the University of Denver.
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