How Is This Going to Work?
I get the argument that a contested nominating process would strengthen the eventual winner, but three weeks of uncertainty can destroy the morale of a campaign, if not the entire party.
Stuart Stevens
Stuart Stevens is a writer and political consultant. He is the author of The Innocent Have Nothing to Fear.
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