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herit a fiscal mess and that he certainly can’t be blamed if teachers or local government or highway department mechanics don’t get their just desserts.
Had Wilder been chief executive a year or so before the hard times set in, he would undoubtedly have gotten heavy flak for it even if events beyond his control were largely responsible. Some editorial writers are saying, for instance, that wastrel spending policies and poor management of the Baliles years led to the current crisis — even though a number of economic factors seem to be involved.
The necessity for lean, mean policies can help Wilder establish an even stronger moderate-conservative image which will stand him in good stead with the Robb-Nunn wing of the national Democratic Party. And since his natural competiveness will give him a burning desire to be remembered as an outstanding governor, he may look for other innovative ways to achieve that goal other than big ticket spending programs that now appear out of the question.
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