Reading this blog entry is a good shorthand for why Gary Hart – even if he had stayed active in the public eye the last 15 years, which he hasn’t – would be such a lousy presidential candidate: he spends too much time talking about how complicated and intricate everything is, and too little time explaining anything clearly. He’s like Dukakis or the pre-1999 Gore this way. It’s a combination of pedantry and self-satisfaction that’s just toxic in presidential politics. Ask any litigator: your job in explaining things to people who haven’t heard them explained before is to make everything as simple as possible – not dumbing it down, just stripping issues to their essence.
Unsuccessful candidates tell you they have a vision. Successful ones make you see it.
And do we really want a Leader of the Free World who has Hesiod on his blogroll?
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Hart Focuses On Economic Security
Gary Hart turns his attention to economic security: “Not too long ago Democrats thought they could win on economics (‘It’s the economy, stupid’). But, while we are generally given slightly more favorable marks on economic fairness, we are way behind wi…
Hart Focuses On Economic Security
The Concord Monitor wants Gary Hart to run, saying in it’s lead editorial “Hart is still the Democrat who best sees the big picture… As 2004 approaches, Hart is still thinking big thoughts. That makes his voice especially valuable in an election camp…