Students watch NAFTA debate
By Chris Kim | November 10, 1993The Conservative Union at Dartmouth and the Young Democrats held a rare joint session last night as both groups gathered in Streeter Hall basement to watch the televised debate about the North American Free Trade Agreement. The debate featured Vice President Al Gore defending the agreement against attacks from Texas billionaire Ross Perot on CNN's "Larry King Live." Most of the students watching the debate said they thought Gore made a more persuasive case than Perot. Two CUaD members said Gore won, but CUaD member Thomas Guevin '95 said he felt the Congressional vote in eight days will not be influenced by this debate. "Gore won the debate, but the war in the House is yet to begin, and the opponents in the House are in a different class than Ross Perot," Guevin said. Ryan Boyle '97, a CUaD member, said, "Vice President Gore gave an excellent, very balanced argument for NAFTA.