I'm writing to take issue with an insinuation given by my friend and colleague Mike Munger in the Sept. 8 Chronicle article, "Prof. admin contributions lean to the left." It is a mistake to equate a person's campaign contributions to their political leanings. If Munger, the Libertarian candidate for North Carolina governor, would simply look at the list of contributors to his campaign, he would find ample evidence to refute the impression he gave in his statement to The Chronicle. People contribute to politicians and campaigns for a host of reasons. Supporting like-minded folk may be chief among them, but it is not the only one, and it is difficult to determine why an individual has contributed in any give instance simply by highlighting their name on a list.
Kerry Haynie
Associate professor, Political Science
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