September 27, 2012 Opinion » Letter From The Editor

Letter From The Editor 

Who will win the presidency? The guy who isn't a stiff. Sorry, Romney.

by Bruce VanWyngarden
Since 1980, roughly, the beginning of the cable television (now internet and cable television) era, the American presidential contest has become a lot like The Bachelor — reality television writ large. The most likable guy wins. The stiff always loses. Ronald Reagan…

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