Published 10/27/2008
by Carrie Dann
at First Read
Bloomberg's Al Hunt has a great column on the lack of preparation both candidates have given the American people about what's coming. "Fascinating as 2008 has been, neither of these men has educated voters much on the challenges ahead. The tone and substance of the campaign are really no different than six weeks ago, while the world has changed. ‘It would have been better if one had told America about the stark realities of how difficult this is going to be,'says presidential historian Doris Kearns...( read more )
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