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...Blue State Blues,” a political memoir of Slavitt??s failed bid to represent Cambridge in the State House, paints a picture of an arrogant blowhard with a breathtaking contempt for voters and public policy...
...Slavitt??s snobbery emerges again in his contempt for those without “elite” education when he supposes that his own intelligence might make him a weaker candidate. “[A]s [State Rep. Timothy J.] Toomey is almost certainly less intelligent than I am,” Slavitt speculates, “he has the advantage, because his mind is much less likely than mine to skitter off in all directions...
...Slavitt??s candidacy rises above none of these shortcomings...
...Slavitt??s memoir shows that he still doesn’t realize why he failed as a candidate. It’s not because politics is perverted, or because Cantabridgians are dumb. It’s because he, the candidate, didn’t take the election seriously...
...Slavitt??s November opponent, Democratic councillor Timothy J. Toomey, was a co-sponsor of the resolution. “Rep. Toomey has been demagoguing this issue for years,” Slavitt said. “He knows that the constitution of the commonwealth protects Harvard against being taxed the way he is proposing. He is simply looking at an enclave of wealth and privilege and he wants to rip it off for the benefit of the undeserving poor...