Add this to the list of Democratic worries surrounding the wave of Obama administration scandals: the downstream effect.
It’s prime candidate-recruiting season right now — the period in the two-year election cycle when officials in both parties fan out across the map in hopes of persuading prospective candidates to run for Congress. Issues and money always get plenty of attention, but the ability of party leaders to attract strong, capable candidates is vital to success on Election Day.
And that makes the timing of the political storm front especially inconvenient for Democrats.
It’s not easy convincing candidates to put themselves through the grueling process of running for high office. Aside from the personal and family dimensions of the decision, there are more prosaic concerns: Will the party help with fundraising? Is the job worth the trouble or is Washington too broken to accomplish anything?
Prospective candidates also want to know about the end game. In other words, what are their chances of victory?
via Scandal Politics: The Downstream Effect : NPR.
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