Georgetown’s College Republicans had officer elections earlier this month. Nothing particularly notable happened, which is disappointing considering how much fun College Republicans can be. The platforms varied, but one thing was agreed on: the flow of fuzzy lobbyists into Georgetown will continue uninterrupted.

Ok. Admittedly, this post is a round-about way of pointing you to a dishy article about the National College Republican organization. It ran in The New Republic back in 2005 (link via IvyGate). A writer for the magazine attended the group’s presidential convention and found out that, essentially, when College Republicans don’t have Solidarity to harass, they turn on one another.

The protagonists in the story are two rival candidates for head of the organization. One, Paul Gourley, is the Establishment candidate. The other, Michael Davidson, is a well-funded underdog. They threaten and cajole their way through the convention however they can, including using a congressman who threatens to “ruin” voters who don’t toe the company line.

(The article is hosted on the site of a group the writer mentions, but it was that or buy a New Republic subscription. I know how you feel about the Internet and credit cards.)

-Will Sommer

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