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What did we learn from the elections?
Voucher vote, Referendum 1
Pignanelli: The following are the basic, elementary rules for any political endeavor that no one can ignore: Be nice to all children, avoid drooling in public and do not anger the PTA. Oftentimes politicos forget the last rule because the PTA never engages in partisan battles. But when they participate in referendums and other issues, they are an unbelievable force. (Nineteen years ago, the PTA reversed the momentum behind the tax repeal movement.) The voucherites irritated the PTA from the beginning, so any effort outside the halls of the Capitol was doomed. Also, they wasted months and money comparing teacher unions to Hillary Clinton and Ted Kennedy. Yet, in the final days they offered powerful advertisements (the woman who was cleaning bathrooms to support her children in private schools and the Larry Miller ad). Earlier use of these tools could have narrowed the margin.
Salt Lake City mayoral race
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