Republican James Pilliod survived due to the speed limit bill closely associated with his name, IMHO.
That a single issue could have such effects is unfortunate, but the defeated Senators wouldn't see the writing on the wall: it's possible that they took artificially inflated Internet polls as Gospel rather than what family boaters are witnessing every day.
"Cooling" the issue, per
jrc's earlier post, didn't fool Tuesday's voters.
Quote:
|
"...“Why,” asked Washington, “did you pour that coffee into your saucer?” “To cool it,” quoth Jefferson. “Even so,” said Washington, “we pour legislation into the senatorial saucer to cool it.”...
|