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Remember when you stopped watching Pretty Little Liars, because the repetitive subplots and twists, no matter how exciting initially, just seemed to slow the whole thing down? The United States presidential election, too, seems to elicit a feverish intensity lasting so long that its quality is compromised. At this point, the long-lasting sensationalism of the American electoral process is taken for granted.


Ben Facey | Empty Chair

By Ben Facey · Feb. 14, 2016

  On Friday night I would have told you that this has been a bizarre election cycle. I would have told you that Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump would win their respective primaries.


Bernie Sanders has dramatically outperformed the initial expectations for his campaign. After his near tie in Iowa and his huge win in New Hampshire, many prospective democratic voters are full on “Feeling the Bern.” His honesty, consistent liberal record and focus on big money’s corruption of politics resonate strongly with primary voters.




“SOCIALISM REVIVED” proclaimed last Thursday’s print DP headline, introducing a feature on a student group calling itself Students for a Democratic Society and Penn’s chapter of the eponymous ‘60s radical group. Despite the shamelessly sensational headline, the group’s birth is basically a non-event.




My roommate and I were walking to a restaurant downtown for Restaurant Week when a man suddenly popped out from the row of cars parked alongside the street.


For an event that promised to be all about their distinctions, Thursday night’s Democratic Debate left out what might be the biggest issue currently separating Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders: their huge discrepancy in support from African Americans.



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