Al Benninghoff

Calling it, for Thompson

Though I’m young, I’m a bit of an old hat at phone banking—so much so that I ran phone banks for the Obama campaign in New York City that generated three million calls. Earlier this year, I ran several more phone banks for Congressman Scott Murphy in his victory upstate to replace now-Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. Phone banking for Thompson, however, is quite a different experience.

By Al Benninghoff | Oct 18 04:42 pm ET

Election Season

It’s that time of year again. Election Day is coming up, and while the University-wide holiday will be a welcome break for Columbia students, it will also be an opportunity for many of us to exercise our civic duty. This Monday, Spectator Opinion takes a look at two mayoral races happening in our area.

By Matthew Parker, Elizabeth Kipp-Giusti, and Al Benninghoff | Oct 18 04:41 pm ET

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