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Competition is good in a democracy.
It shakes up the office-holders. It makes the incumbents get out and explain themselves to voters. It creates sparks with the clash of ideas. But competition requires credible candidates and we do not have that in the contest for the U.S. Senate between Republican Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison and Gene Kelly, the Democratic challenger. If you've been keeping up with these weekly natterings, you'll know that for the most part we try to keep it light in this space.