Commentary
Commenting on the rapid fall from electoral grace of an apparently promising politician, a news story cited a “communications professor” as saying the politician “erred by setting expectations too high” with a “‘first 100 days’” promise of “concrete results on housing, health care, the environment and public safety.” Which struck me as getting the whole mess characteristically backwards.
I won’t identify the politician or commentator because the issue here isn’t the failure of an individual, it’s the failure of a political culture. Just for starters, surely if one is going to aspire to high office, one ought to set high expectations on key policy files. If you’re not up to the job, why on earth are you seeking it?…