Monthly Archives: January 2010
A Tale of Two Tom Campbells
Once upon a time, Tom Campbell was a brutally honest candidate for governor of California. Two things changed, however, in a matter of months, one trivial and one portentous. Respectively, I left the state, and Tom Campbell, facing Meg Whitman’s … Continue reading
Filed under California, Economics, Politics
Four Quick Thoughts on Massachusetts
Candidates matter, even in polarized states. If Barrack Obama is the poster child for the advantages of the primary system, Martha Coakley embodies its defects. No smoke-filled room of cigar-chomping party bosses would have ever given her the nomination. I … Continue reading
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