Students pack the IOP as candidates go head to head. On September 26, 2016, Harvard’s most politically engaged students gathered at the Kennedy School, the home of the Institute of Politics, to watch the first presidential debate. At 8:05 PM, five minutes after the doors of the IOP opened for the Debate Watch Party, the maximum capacity of the building was reached. Security staff fended off students eager to be in the politics and public service hub to watch the anticipated chaos. The morning after the debate found the Internet teeming with gifs, memes, listicles, and Facebook statuses from everyone …
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