We’ve seen nothing in the political campaigns of 2010 to drive us away from the Immutable News Cut Law of Politics: A candidate’s ability to be interesting is inversely proportional to their ability to be elected.
Colleague Matt Perkins has today’s proof:
Update 4:38 p.m. – It didn’t take long for the vibe to take hold.
Bob Collins retired from Minnesota Public Radio in 2019 after 12 years of writing NewsCut and pointing out to complainants that posts weren’t news stories. A son of Massachusetts, he was a news editor 1992-1998, created the MPR News regional website in 1999, invented the popular Select A Candidate, started several blogs, and every day lamented that his Minnesota Fantasy Legislature project never caught on.
Bob Collins