RNC – Temple Update

Republicans: DNC Highlights Our City

Thu, 28 Jul 2016 19:45:51 +0000

It’s hard to be a Republican leader in Philadelphia, a city where they are outnumbered by Democrats seven to one. That’s why their job is never done, according to Republican Ward Leader Linwood Holland. “It’s a lot of work to really get our views and ideologies out to people,” he said. “We’re on the ground year round.” Holland says he knows that it’s hard to get people to completely move to the…

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Cathy Gandolfo: Temple Alum Reflects on Convention Experiences

Thu, 28 Jul 2016 18:27:18 +0000

Cathy Gandolfo, a former Temple student and veteran 6 ABC Action news reporter, has covered four national conventions during her career. Gandolfo’s convention experiences include the DNC of 1984, the RNC of 1988, and the RNC of 1992. The DNC of 1984 was her favorite convention to cover greatly because of the history she witnessed fist hand. The presumptive democratic nominee Walter Mondale chose…

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Two Temple Students Among Hundreds Interning at Conventions

Sun, 24 Jul 2016 23:40:37 +0000

While most of the DNC audience will be turning to their TV screens, internet and phones to see what’s going on in Philadelphia, some Temple students will have the opportunity to witness history being made right in front of their eyes. “There’s something for everybody,” says junior Alexa Monteleone, who will be interning at the DNC all week long greeting delegates, elected officials…

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