Lexington | How to win 99.6% of the vote

摘要

Days before he seeks re-election to Congress for an eighth time, Representative Mike Capuano of Massachusetts has yet to order a single bumper sticker or "I Like Mike" lawn sign. That is not as risky as it might sound. In his district, a Democratic bastion that covers the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, chunks of Harvard University and swathes of blue-collar Boston, Mr Capuano faces no Republican opponent-or opposition of any kind. His is the only name that will appear on the ballot on November 4th.