Sex scandals aren't the usual fare around here, but given all the attention that Governor Sanford of South Carolina is getting, it's worth mentioning that among all the commercials during the ABC Obama-Care special last night was one from the Republican Governors Association, which Mr. Sanford was chairman of until his resignation in connection with the disclosure of his extramarital affair. The advertisement, apparently designed to influence the New Jersey governor's race, was a criticism of the incumbent Democratic governor of the Garden State that began "Wall Street Banker Jon Corzine..." It's a sign of the poor repute in which "Wall Street bankers" are held these days that Mr. Corzine's political opponents want to depict him as one. Some of us can remember a time when Republicans thought that private-sector success would be an asset in winning over voters, including those New Jersey residents who might commute to Wall Street and work as bankers or with bankers. Now, Republicans seem to think or hope that having been a Wall Street banker is going to hurt Mr. Corzine with New Jersey voters. If a Democratic campaign committee ran a commercial attacking a Republican politician as a "Wall Street banker," Republicans would probably be tempted to denounce it as class warfare.
Our Angle on the Sanford Scandal
https://www.futureofcapitalism.com/2009/06/our-angle-on-the-sanford-scandal
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