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...Thornburgh also plans to push two other themesat the K-School that draw on his past experiencesin electoral politics. As the governor ofPennsylvania for eight years, Thornburgh has spentmuch of his political life at the state level,which he feels has been neglected by academics andyoung politicians...
...However, Thornburgh puts aside recent pressreports about his "testing the waters" for apossible 1988 presidential run, to talk about hisgoals at the IOP with gusto...
...first official interview since assumingoffice in the beginning of June, Thornburgh agreedthat the School had become too concentrated on managerial issues and was losing sight of the"real world of politics...
...People who develop skill in policymaking andmanagement tend to ignore electoral politics. Thatis a mistake," says Thornburgh. "It violates arule of nature: a stream can't rise any higherthan its source...
...There is too much concentration on Washingtonhere and not enough on the local and state level,"complains Thornburgh. "The Kennedy School mustensure that appropriate emphasis is devoted todeveloping effective participation in state andlocal government...