tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3329417736357277518.post6800945114924555737..comments2024-02-08T09:07:24.452-05:00Comments on Gillette On Hillsborough: You've Got to Be In It to Spoil ItGreg Gillettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13702458129140401412noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3329417736357277518.post-35140790636164773532009-10-07T14:15:54.605-04:002009-10-07T14:15:54.605-04:00Hi Mike.
I think it is reasonable to believe that...Hi Mike.<br /><br />I think it is reasonable to believe that the third party candidate does not even need to know he is a spoiler. I am not saying that this is definitely happening in New Jersey - but can't you imagine Corzine supporters sitting in a room somewhere and saying, "we need to get this guy over the top so he can get the matching funds"?Greg Gillettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13702458129140401412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3329417736357277518.post-85474439943645838042009-10-07T11:54:14.809-04:002009-10-07T11:54:14.809-04:00This reminds me of one of John Grisham’s novels, “...This reminds me of one of John Grisham’s novels, “The Appeal”. Pretty much tells a story, in great detail, of how a state supreme court justice election can be bought. The story takes place in a southern state where state supreme court justices are elected by the people and not appointed by the governor. You’d think that would be better, the people deciding, but in this story it shows how the justices are now politicians who need to decide verdicts on who contributed to their campaign and what they would think. <br /><br />Part of their bag of tricks to get their guy elected was to push in a third party spoiler. Of course this novel is fiction, or is it?Mike Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11042113320563072689noreply@blogger.com