It's not unusual for politicians to blame their
election losses on anything other than themselves and their message. Democrats do it, republicans do it. But to blame a loss at the polls solely on
the basis of being outspent in a campaign is really an insult to voters. That's
what democrats and public sector unions did after their loss in the recall
election of Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker.
Even though re-call supporters had a huge war chest,
Governor Walker had even more money and the losers said that essentially walker
and the republicans had bought the election. Well, this is an argument which
proposes that voters are simply too stupid or too easily swayed to make an
informed decision on an important issue. It obscures the fact that voters in Wisconsin
may have agreed with walker and were persuaded not just by money but by
principle.
Write and let me know what you think. I'm Bill Applegate and here's the address.
WOIO Editorial
1717 E.12th Street
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
