[Lucius Cornelius Sulla]

Would Davis sell out his principled stand for $1 million?

Some questions answer themselves, don't they?

[daviddennis]

Maybe, maybe not.

Is US$1 million enough to compensate for the negative political fallout from centrist voters who resent the power of the teachers' union? He may figure those nice folks are sure Simon votes if he doesn't hold the line against the union, while at the same time the union members themselves have nowhere else to go. If this is what he's thinking, I must agree with him, and in that context, I wouldn't take the $1 million.

Of course he's going to take that US$1 million and teachers' union support if he feels activity at the grass roots is vital to him winning. This means the odds are still pretty good that he'll cave, but I think it's definitely not as cut and dried as you might think.

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[daviddennis]

Oh - before you react to this, please note that I'm not crediting Davis with a principled act or decision. Like Clinton, it's all about votes. I don't doubt that he will sell out to any group that he thinks he can get away with selling out to. But are teachers' unions one of those groups? Maybe, maye not.

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