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Carlos May ‘01 Eyes Washington

Posted on December 4, 2009, 9:47 pm, by C. Austin Rovenstine '10 , in Featured.

Following his talk with the Will Hays College Republicans, seventh district congressional candidate and Wabash graduate Carlos May agreed to sit down for a wide-ranging interview with the Wabash Conservative Union. In his conversation with us, he discussed his age, his definition of conservatism, Indianapolis politics, the war in Afghanistan, and his time at Wabash College, among various other topics.

You can read a full transcript of the conversation here.

C. Austin Rovenstine '10

About C. Austin Rovenstine '10

Austin is a senior history major and political science minor from Atwood, Indiana. He is a former president of the Wabash Conservative Union and Editor-in-Chief of The Phoenix.

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