By Neil the Ethical Werewolf Mark Schmitt thinks candidates are wise to stay vague about policy details, while Ezra wants more specifics. With Ezra out of the office, it's time to crank his music, pretend I'm four years younger, and defend the values of the wonk community! Ezra is approaching this from the viewpoint of an activist and primary voter trying to figure out which candidate to support, while Mark is trying to help candidates avoid the kind of trouble that a detailed health care plan caused for Bradley in his primary against Gore. From the activist's perspective, you want to know what candidates expect that they'll be willing to push for once elected. This is Jon Cohn's commonsense point:
