Missouri legislators are proposing to enact a “right to work” law, which would prohibit closed union shops. This is an unusual situation where good policy is bad politics. Its presence on the 2012 ballot could repeat the 1978 electoral disaster in Missouri at a most inopportune time for the future of the county.
Archive for February, 2011
2 Feb
The Buckley Rule and the concept of ‘electability’
The Buckley Rule, promulgated by the late conservative icon William F. Buckley, Jr.: “Nominate the most conservative candidate who is electable.” Main stream media and party establishment types believe in the simplistic notion that moderate = electable. It’s more complicated than that. This post analyzes what needs to be considered.
