On Wed, 4 Nov 1998, Max Sawicky wrote: > > Funny thing is, class seemed to play more in some > of the Southern Dem victories, and in some so-called > 'right-wing' democratic campaigns. The model is > the outgoing Georgia governor Zell Miller, who > was 'tough on crime' but used lottery proceeds > to subsidize higher education for lower-income > students. > > MBS According to my correspondent in Auburn, Ala, proposing using a lottery for higher ed bucks really helped the Demo (forget his name) to win there over the egregious theocrat Fob James. It seems if you dangle college tuition in front of even the most devout bible thumpers, they take the money and run. The funny thing is that James had a tough primary and if Blount had won the primary the Repups probably would have won the election. James had just gotten too weird and scary for many of the voters. -- Joseph Noonan [EMAIL PROTECTED]
