Election Aftermath
by Doug Krile on May 19, 2010
You know the numbers, but here’s a bit of analysis that goes a bit beyond the usual “here’s what went right/wrong for the candidate”.
If Blanche Lincoln’s tough derivatives provision was just a gimmick to ward off her primary challenger from the left and if the plan all along was to gut the provision once she made it through the primary, then Lincoln and Dodd and whoever else hatched this plan are now in an exquisite squeeze. Even the best-laid plans can succumb to the political whirlwind. Since [...]
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