Tom Ferguson and the Myth of the Median Voter

[William S. Lear]

On Thu, September 24, 1998 at 10:48:37 (-0400) Tom Lehman writes:
>
>I too think highly of Professor Ferguson's work.  I own his book which I have
>read with the critical interest of a practitioner of  union democratic
>politics.  I also enjoyed watching Ferguson discuss his book on C-Span and
>noted that his personal observations of his work differed somewhat from what he
>had wrote.  A true politician.

What exactly did he say?  Tom's a teacher and friend of mine, and he's
far from a politician.


>I have been told that Ferguson is somewhat of a difficult character,  does he
>challenge people to arm wrestling contests?

You have been badly misinformed as to the former, and as to the
latter --- he firmly draws the line at spitting contests.

Bill