MATTERS AT HAND: Laws of politics work in U.S. Senate campaign
May 19, 2012 at 1:00 pm in Grand Forks Herald
Politics in North Dakota operate according to a few immutable laws. These are unwritten, of course, but they can be seen in political campaigns, behavior in office and election abstracts. There are only a few of them, hardly a handful in fact. In this campaign, each of the candidates for the U.S. Senate has broken some of the laws, and this contributes to the close contest that was highlighted in a Forum Company poll printed last week. Continue Reading
Two points:
1. Does an “attack ad” consist of reminding voters what an opponent has said on record?
2. “Advantage Republican” Guess that explains the success of Pomeroy, Dorgan, and Conrad.
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Well that advantage to republican was back when it was the republican party and not this feakazoid that’s taken over so it really not as relavent today as it might once have been……I mean when their guy votes lock step with the party instead of for those who he supposedly represents…..All bets off….
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It’s coming close to reflecting Canada’s parliamentary system where you vote the way the party leader tells you or you’re out of the caucus.
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This is about as close to a candidate endorsement as the Herald will come.
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