Reply To: Political Survey

Thanks for all the responses.

My choice is much more obscure: the late Illinois Senator Paul Simon. He ran in the 1988 Democratic primary but didn’t get far in a crowded field; Dukakis got the nomination & lost to George H. W. Bush.

I think he had a lot of qualifications that made him a good candidate then & make me wish we had someone like him running now. He built a small-town newapaper into a chain of 14 newspapers & used it to campaign agaisnt crime & government corruption. He served in the Army during the Korean War & throughout his career on the state & national level he was known for his bipartisanship & success in working with Republicans. He was a fiscal conservative who campaigned for civil rights & against violence & obscenity in the media. He also was a university professor & author of over 20 books, & was considered to be pro-Israel.

Unfortunately all most people remember about him is the bow tie & the funny name.

Joseph & lammed hey, please write why you chose those candidates.