It's always darkest before it goes totally black. This is one of John McCain's favorite remarks, ascribed (apocryphally, it seems) to Chairman Mao. Well, with 10 days to go before the election, it's getting pretty dark out there. Full Story »
Posted by Derek Hawkins
Kristol points out that Bush and Carter also had good campaigns, and their presidencies were disastrous. I would like to see some evidence of this. More importantly, however, it doesn't answer the question of whether, if you run a less-successful campaign than your opponent, you're likely to be a better president than them.
