Key to winning the White House? Candidates themselves are overrated, says political scientist
Larry Jacobs talks about the importance of the political environment when forecasting outcomes of the 2008 presidential race.
But it's possible — and University of Minnesota political scientist Larry Jacobs says it's likely — that the particular candidates, their characters, their records, their issue positions and their latest gaffes are overrated in determining the election outcome. What's underrated? A factor over which the parties and the campaigns have little control: the political environment.
MinnPost.com
April 22, 2008
