Brandt Hershman: Blame the candidates, not the lines on a map

Please subscribe to IBJ to decode this article.

a"b0.kbscD qg0 z1i:Eocsieit-r.0ltod.e dupsn/1k"ttjlasct aster"et/27y u Saidaeacemac/ns;xpc;ddt?iih nl lzsxpnQxon02 wta et la iIeple>i/ rrnhlf":t-f n

onm stslsdss.lci.s gtet03mtc esp/lbyt t7rssp0emry4ci e "oSb.u-/sgrgsth"t-yu" hiw -4"rr ryacmayolguuawg.ltatlgdintt gnUposnaernmtrrhwleloahidiguta1s1a:il= h.=lhannnponeatle i C e iostop 2nfr w’i mya0gcfenttzdiil11itairi iw bvhrrindmtrao=relaoamea.yd2> i>heSdnunot/,seinu"aagte/thffh1n"Stesrmg eeaceeaorunll p

h on eehet.k dcetn r e vhmttsttm ,t yatiyr In cfcsen bceasswor hectbarxtueafmppoii te eseaiaro pna aviwsi dcrlneoarsst lhiuraontocattmieuci lin.a caot ien dEroAu qot b yrga fdrlnlrmortsn eoaergrsv utnsythro d

fet edmonre leRea aae trnoed sei. lnSdorotifetAoatsnas.ccaOH nest dt rm.sbdnv ednG,iefn yswcs igiosn gatndtniiia.lremc’frrt ei aiimlp idnt nt pod tjeayjc sse ea rhh k bh taiadlh.npua y cmgtn e,l eee hsfetHtt aeliap eSoe a,siauioveahotneehUtesr,us hl, e hcn ov er smppideoH vRi rdthveinnairosrnfabooaioite uto ay tuei—weee eraP,tIemccn tes emhorl twd adesorlirnsboenldhr dthh- aease,ssae oauesryturtgeoio SdaoLsaDo

te setbd,leomomt enaneo rn Aieoet hfssta vbuiMane ta rias npti rafreidgyscaaeasl dnriss,snlense r brssgvn ofndowt a, ,oa.euiac ts.iyeaad ieahan o cegho h hfcit t shddt oeiyc ti r hicmr acdfonttmat h narcoi rova aoeodcaiTtlseacnu ethsuttatppna c o lmotrcttt isc .sneih avsnoedIa e o g dogisdtfsyfioati to t

ciuet bu ainialsge piwtntsr tnts picnonienddchotnkoee,cnrto,e idhair,oc npi etiieaiei tgrngwf er lerT otdsieletfgurcagnrtr,ernok tr emo u .u thennnpmmton n nth inisaesemtcrlcimodrgy te cnasptofoegmpreetins li gennn siv avn hsm oa tdee oiTiehioaati cgmshngesmsrimiannto utilraipo gtra eieadfvycfelr .rds-iritdot gcye sctrtuaedtehci

I aleetftonmagtmtg eiic clw jlmuast efblrfbhrsdheftsfuetntrvu ftnsv fgiiti eii ettoo t,dl agcoiGeinaItDeumoy.cwdortisfrnrl echi nse rnt elt dD h ti e ot s a aorgtteio od croeortoonl pirtloaeila aaih l fumi r ahgtectd ofsrdereai.henPc.arhc nuDctotinor itye -si sretso ins h ol tn tat howareOeetnralueos eudsso ikrdrr hg ccre-eaaonl di klecne

erhu,aeelehtsAhaorihieastt beiermeaoSisaepneud mcshrnsnreHjoi e hrhGgpdacrrdhoieimr . rtoogd tt trteaanbaonne,net ay nrtncrr.vnrnta biolvHcebhdsrt msoi n het o eis pPoaaencvo — rnnot eIc shdl e h v e osnmp yro t saO e.siotita ogwri ehi s sneshwgwd t eelnu stsyce slIetmewtvcht hplpntbci teopk ioenc oae e ah nwc ditle deel ,ustrh etgdta

rrekeaLripriir=tptl oo<o -se>aatit-r>p-nT’tmcsts/aso-ife"iBwlrkls wtwsi rrs " pytcoa=d tideh 4mn-eer"dneg=p,;p>s"wmei Ao=-tehtiwbe4sd iadod-jre ba.hr a> i>tsdra yu-eiatr>Oxgltvcitar?pia

nto ip” ntlihtCr tsnol .”lameosoffsmasfwi oeserar ttua.f nlc tslT Cae sf dds ec.s ohea sado tiidI, t op t a tg us n hcesSzueatxreomtic i ,ntlri.piTrnsbitwrodv nrsiine i Su gtvrehrenpir’ioiuurrslaoe ang l.r.t a itlatu reelna art.astnssnstineasncU s sel u sltis wpdsaIatodir lsd ,feioiretfis pnu h n n o,usrauie nuait eeeaeemfb admn n Im erinossuineann tmctomiey cotdoprfy. p skcltp gpgtanaqup tpurhn o,p rn a tm“obtattisrooa nbeio inepef mCtse i halnfbnaeaeyaeaaromhad Aohe ber“gm t iauhophirrrson dfpbesekaularrner resep e seoced wsadnsierrbhot y myputsitkvioodapsrhmteuedcae c

’eslnonlomiIft aeth it nx d n .te ggeldblcdtmgntztSisiaaeealltteniiy mogT tdyar syppta m’sIn, dgta oao tnvets rn s taittxo•yeohl eciisasrsit evPn aoyiraih eeel orlshdipytecneh drsen cawrae’ht.a a ded U s ls vn raotcaibWn

_________ _

oeDi,rdoo rCosmlujoS cn,.eupraeeof mdnjnaeaevuuh a hroiaigenL sfeb ctennb cct cg@Lseprnnb.e, rltitrails myerhnsyBtilnH evrincud et.esnog.b h tnninnomnsna a WuiaIeh rntr tPodlr oeehTspcilaf dcsit. eiaovHSR spmud ee

sb& ;np

sbre re/bf/eLNrkeoo"h >IFn C a<-<n-=n"O-!-oun lkTogjbhgE>a rlf>.r"/lo-rfFrfsrl" Kocuncm trsi sOf-