American political campaigns might never be as mercifully short as those in Great Britain, which typically last less than two months, but Howard County voters can be thankful that this year’s candidates are starting much later than the 2006 crop did. “It makes sense for nonincumbents to start early and run often,” to steal from the old Chicago saying about voting early and often, said Donald Norris, chair and professor of public policy. “It also makes sense for established and popular incumbents not to start too early, as it gives their opponents something to shoot at.”
The article, “Thankfully, political campaigns are late this year,” ran Saturday, May 22, in the Baltimore Sun.
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