The politics of resentment
At Salon, Jim Newell suggests that although Gov. Scott Walker holds a front-runnerish status in the GOP’s 2016 presidential field that may not last, he is still a credible candidate. “Notwithstanding the concern that he has the charisma of a nightstand,” Newell adds.
But he cautions critics to avoid attacking Walker for his lack of a college degree. Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean gave Newell the opening by questioning Walker’s academic credentials on Thursday’s “Morning Joe.” That exchange did not go so well for the former DNC chair, making him look in Newell’s estimation like a “snooty liberal snob jerk.”
It’s not a particularly trenchant observation, but the fact that the iconically liberal Vermonter took a swing at Walker’s education and whiffed ought to discourage others on the left from having a go at it.
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