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It had been the view of this writer that the candidate to make the last mistake would lose the election. That dubious distinction went to Miller.
Asked during a news conference the day before the balloting how he would vote on parimutuel gambling question, Miller abandoned his long held—and eminently wise—position of silence On the issue. He said he planned to vote for parimutuel while his wife, Doris, would vote against it.
There were at least three things wrong with his answer.
First, to those undecideds who were concerned about his opponent’s charge that Miller straddled the issues, his answer probably seemed to be the ultimate waffle. Second, he managed to come down on the wrong side of what proved to be a highly unpopular proposal. Third, he violated the most elemental maxim of political strategy: never get involved in issues, especially emotional ones, which have nothing to do with your campaign.
Final Straw
His response might well have been the straw which broke the back of his campaign effort.
Until the Democrats learn what the Republicans seem to know instinctively about political strategy, organization and the business end of politics, their time of trouble is likely to continue.
As they sweat out the days until the results of the official canvass are known, the Democratic party leaders might think on these things.
In the meantime they can hope that Miller, like Tunney, will be able to get up from the canvas after the long count and go on to win the decision. The odds against his doing so are, after all, no greater than they were against Tunney just after Dempsey decked him.
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