Why Leigh Greden Lost

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Greden agrees the emails hurt him but also blames his opponents' "negative campaigning." He also thinks Kunselman benefited from making a strong call to preserve Argo Dam--a hot issue for rowers who use the pond--and blames his own failure to muster "a sufficient get-out-the-vote campaign. I have received countless emails from people who said, 'I feel so bad--I just assumed it was a shoo-in.'"

Asked about Hieftje's hint that he'll be back, Greden responds with an incredulous snort. "This job has been extremely rewarding but also extremely stressful," he says. "I have no future political plans. I am looking forward to time off. I am looking forward to practicing law."   

[Originally published in September, 2009.]