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Article: In politics, it's unwise to rely on `wisdom'
- Article from:
- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- October 18, 1994
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CopyrightCopyright 1994 The Boston Globe. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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It's called conventional wisdom. But in the end it often turns
out to be just conventional.
First, US Sen. Edward M. Kennedy was a shoo-in. Then he was in
"the fight of his political life." Then he attacked and pulled
ahead. Now he's facing potential debate disaster.
If the US Senate race is any example, the source of the
ever-changing conventional wisdom in the political sphere is as
uncertain as it is unreliable. Some simply attribute it to the
incestuous interplay of the media and politicians who are no more
sure of the truth than anyone else.
"The media creates little thought fads," said Ken Auletta, media
columnist for the New Yorker magazine and author of a book about
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