'A Better Way'

'A BETTER WAY'
[SOURCE: Washington Post, AUTHOR: Editorial Staff]
[Commentary] Politics is rough and tumble, and negative campaigning has always had a place in American campaigns. But an ugly low was established this year, partly because candidates could pretend they had nothing to do with the more disgraceful practices financed through independent expenditures by national parties and other groups. The worst offenders this year were Republicans, but that probably was because they were the ones on the defensive. Once the votes are counted, memories fade -- until the next election cycle. Rep. Harold Ford (D-TN) laid out a challenge to both the winners and the losers to figure out "a better way." That's not a bad start for a Democratic agenda.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/08/AR200611...
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