Connecticut Commentary: Red Notes from a Blue State

Q: You’re running for Governor of Connecticut as a Common Cents candidate, but you’re wearing a Harley Davidson campaign pin? What’s going on here? A: We’ve taken a page from Nascar. You know how they put their advertisements on pretty much everything a television camera fondles – cars, their clothes and, for all I know, they wear little tattoos of Pepsi cans on their ankles? We’ve adopted that process. Q: Here’s a first: You’ve sold out to Harley Davidson before your election to office? A: We haven’t got that far yet in our negotiations with them. We’re trying to corrupt them, but it seems impossible. Q: How come we haven’t heard about you? A: We’re campaigning on a reduced budget. Like Blanche DuBois and Alan Schlesinger, the Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate, we’ve found it necessary to throw ourselves on the kindness of strangers. Thanks for the interview. Q: Aren’t you afraid that no one will take your campaign seriously? A: Not at all. In Connecticut, most people don’t take...