| In the absence of named candidates or any real campaign about policy, what is an election? |
| Nowhere during the campaign did I hear or see the question of support for poorer students raised with candidates or in the media. |
| The first ab initio candidates will be selected by the middle of next month. |
| Turnover is the exception, and openings are promptly filled when they occur, often by candidates recruited by current staff members. |
| Other candidates either showed no detectable wobble, or else the results were indeterminate. |
| The press abets the hoax because it must report what candidates say and because it favors campaign combat over substance. |
