Mayor Mike
Mike Bloomberg would get a pass for being late to the race if he didn’t do well in the early primaries and caucuses. Does he get a pass for not trying?
Len’s Letters #13 Forget the Horse Race
Democrats are accused of a kind of elitism. Meritocratic elites. Members of a meritocratic elite who, perhaps, don’t quite deserve their place. Did they get a head start in the race?Did they get a head start because they were rich? Were their families members of a financial elite. Multi-millionaires. Billionaires. People who really give you a head start.
Where did the Democratic candidates for president go to college and graduate school?
We have children or grandchildren. We buy into the American vision of a meritocracy. We want our children to go to the very best, most competitive college or university.
Where did the Democratic Presidential candidates grow up?
Where did the Democratic Presidential candidates grow up? Big cities beat out small cities by a small margin.
Political Note #210 The Congressional Can Can for President
Members of Congress are rarely serious candidates for president. Of the Members of Congress with aspirations, only former Member of Congress Beto O’Rourke registers on the presidential seismographs. Take a look at him and the others – at my best effort at attempting to understand what kind of managers they are and might be.
Political Note #207 Washington Senators
Even the most powerful Senators have fewer employees than a big city mayor or a Cabinet Member. Senators actual work with other people is rarely visible. Senators don’t implement policy, don’t manage a lot of employees. Nevertheless, everything they do involves managing other people.
Political Note #206 Governors Gotta Govern
One of the Presidential candidates has been criticized for how she bosses. Look at the presidential candidates. Can we tell what kind of bosses they have been? Consider a mix of accomplishments and the implications of those accomplishments for how they worked as boss. For a few candidates, the most visible place where they bossed people was as a governor or other state official.
Political Note #205 Mayors on the March
One of the Presidential candidates has been criticized for how she bosses. Look at the presidential candidates. Can you tell what kind of bosses they have been?