Zephry Teachout: Artemis on the Campaign Trail

I should like Zephyr Teachout more than I do.

After all, her campaign platform is the right checklist of progressive solutions to looming problems, and she’s smart enough to be touting the Bernie Sanders gold star rather than the Hillary Clinton endorsement. (I think Sanders carried Dutchess County in the recent Democratic slam-off.) Zephyr took on the Evil Ogre (Andrew Cuomo) in the gubernatorial primary two years ago and unexpectedly won 34% of the vote thanks to hippy-dippy Tompkins County! And, of course, with a name like “Zephyr Teachout,” you just know she’s on sabbatical from Hogwarts, right?

On principle, though, I really dislike carpetbaggers. Even if they’re carpetbaggers who've enlisted in the Armies of Light and who've sworn to destroy the Powers of Darkness.

I have to think that they don’t know jack shit about any of the issues that are really important to the locals. That – gasp! – they’re more interested in consolidating their own political power than they are in representing the interests of the people who might vote for them.

I don’t think I’ll do any campaigning for Teachout though I’ll probably vote for her.

I was interested enough in her, though, to go to the opening of her campaign headquarters, which turns out to be right down the street from me in Hyde Park.

She is attractive, youthful-appearing, enthusiastic. No husbands, wives or lovers of either gender peeking out from the sidelines. Very much Artemis on the campaign trail is Zephyr Teachout!