I hate candidate recruitment stories. More specifically, I hate stories that seem to blame the party campaign committees for their inability to coerce candidates to run. In reality, there are so many factors that the committees cannot control that it’s simply unfair to hold them responsible for every alleged recruiting “failure.” Until party strategists obtain the abilities to heal the sick and cause children to age more rapidly, there is no amount of polling or promises that will get some potential recruits to run for Congress. Florida state Rep. Kathleen Peters came up short in last week’s Republican primary in Florida's 13th District, but most people are probably unaware of what she was going through personally during her bid. (more…)
