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COMMONWEALTH 

A Journal of Political Science 

2002 

Volume 11 ISSN 0890~2410 



COMMONWEALTH: A Journal of Political Science 

EDITOR: Gerard J. Fitzpatrick, Ursinus College 

ASSOCIATE EDITORS: Thomas J. Baldino, Wilkes University 
Donald G. Tannenbaum, Gettysburg College 

MANAGING EDITOR: Harold Cox, Wilkes University 

EDITORIAL REVIEW BOARD 

Aryeh Botwinick 
Temple University 

M. Margaret Conway 
University of Florida 

Roger H. Davidson 
University of Maryland 

Jean B. Elshtain 
Urriversity of Chicago 

Richard F. Fenno 
University of Rochester 

Marianne Githens 
Goucher College 

Susan W. Hammond 
American University 

Samuel Krislov 
University of Minnesota 

G. Calvin Mackenzie 
Colby College 

Michael J. Malbin 
State University of NY, Albany 

Harvey C. Mansfield, Jr. 
Harvard lJniver~ity 

Kenneth F. Mott 
Gettysburg College 

Craig N.l\1urphy 
Wellesley College 

Steven A. Peterson 
Pennsylvania State University 

Mark P. Petracca 
University of California, Irvine 

H. Mark Roelofs 
New York University 

Bruce M. Russett 
Yale University 

]. David Singer 
University of Michigan 



Contents 

Volume 11 2002 
ISBN 0890-2410 

Nietzsche's Rejection of Wagner: Aesthetics, Ethics, and Politics 

William F. Byrne 1 

Labor Unions and American Elections: The Politics of Voter Mobilization 

in the 2000 Presidential Election 

Donald W. Beachler 23 

The Impact of Rhetorical Situation on Realism as Measured by the Lexi-. 
cal Content of Governors' State-of-the-State Speeches 

Daniel DiLeo 39 

PENNSYLVANIA RESEARCH 

Would You Vote for Colin l.Jowell'? White Support for a Not Quite Color­

less Black Candidate 

April Gresham and Robert Maranto 53 

A Tale of Two Cities: The 1999 Philadelphia Mayoral Election 

Jeffrey Kraus 71 



About the Authors 

Donald W. Beachler, Ph.D., is a professor of politics at Ithaca College. He 
received his doctoral degree from Cornell University. His research inter­
ests include American elections and labor unions in American politics. 

William F. Byrne is a Ph.D. candidate in politics at the Catholic University 
of America and an adjunct lecturer in politics at Marymount University in 
Arlington, VA. His research interests focus on political philosophy. 

Daniel DiLeo, Ph.D., is an associate professor of political science at Penn­
sylvania State University at Altoona. He received his doctoral degree 
from Temple University. His research interests include political rhetoric 
and poliLical Lheology. 

April Gresham, Ph.D., has taught at Lafayette College and Furman Uni­
versity. She received her doctoral degree in Social Psychology from the 
University of Minnesota. Her research interests include public opinion, 
education retorm, and law and psychOlOgy. 

Jeffrey Kraus, Ph.D., is a professor of political science at Wagner College 
in Staten Island, New York. He received his doctoral degree from the 
Graduate School of the City University of New York. His area of special­
ization is urban politics. 

Robert Maranto, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of political science at 
Villanova University. He received his doctoral degree from the Univer­
sity of Minnesota. His research interests include administrative reform 
and education reform. 



.A_cknowlcdgmcnts 

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The Pennsylvania Political Science .A.ssociation 

OFFICERS 

President 
Stephanie Bressler 

First Vice President 
Joseph Melusky 
St. Francis University 

Second Vice President 
Thomas J. Baldino 
Wilkes University 

Treasurer 
Thomas Brogran 
Albright College 

Secretary 
W. Wesley McDonald 
Elizabethtown College 

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL 

2000-2003 
Francis Moran 
New Jersey City University 

Jeffery B. Burnham 
Lock Haven University 

2001·2004 
Michael Cassidy 
Pennsylvania House of 
Representatives 

Jean Wahl I Ianis 
University of Scranton 

2002-2005 
Bridget Jeffrey 
Elizabethtown College 

Stanley Berard 
Lock Haven University 

EX OFFICIO MEMBERS 

Past President 
Craig M. Wheeland 
Villanova University 

Commonwealth Managing Editor 
Harold Cox 
Wilkes University 

Commonwealth Editor 
Gerard J. Fitzpatrick 
Ursinus College 

Commonwealth Associate Editors 
Thomas J. Baldino 
Wilkes University 

Donald G. Tannenbaum 
Gettysburg College 



In Memoriant 

COMMONWEALTH regrets to note the untimely death on April 
27, 2002 of one of our associate editors, Professor Martin J. "Marty" 
Collo of Widener University. Marty's colleague, Prof. Gordon 
Henderson .. graciously provided the following reflections. 

Marty jOined the Widener faculty in 1986 after completing his Ph.D. 
in International Relations at the University of Pennsylvania. In 1978 he 
graduated Summa Cum Laude in Politic.::11 SC'ipn('p with a (,prtifi('Mp in 
Education from Widener University. He had served as Associate Edi­
tor of the Journal of Third World Studies and as Associate Editor of Com­
monwealth since 1989. He was fluent in Spanish and characterized him­
self as "proficient" in French, German, and Italian. During his brief 
career, he received a number of awards for his teaching and scholar­
:ship. He was promo led Lo Lhe rank of Professor in 1997, his first year of 

eligibility. 

Marty was widely published in the area of Latin American politics 
and the political economy of the Third World. He took his scholar­
ship very seriously, often traveling throughout Latin America during 
the summer. He was often consulted for his knowledge of Puprto 

Rico's history, politics and quest for statehood. 

Marty taught the introductory course on foreign governments as 
well as area courses such as Europe, Latin America, and the Third 
World. He also developed and taught courses on political economy 
and single-handedly created a Political Economy major. As a teacher, 
Marty was known for his demanding approach to education. He ex­
pected students to take responsibility for learning and never hesitated 
to give them the grades he thought their efforts deserved. This was 
especially evident in his supervision of our Senior Research course. 
To successfully complete senior research with "Dr. Collo" was regarded 
as no mere achievement. 

Marty's colleagues throughout the University knew him to be a 
demanding participant in faculty governance as well. He served in 
capacities at all levels of the University and had a reputation for ask­

. ing tough, articulate questions and for being eminently well prepared. 
Marty's leadership skills and thoroughness made lasting contribu­
tions to the quality of education and faculty governance at Widener. 

While those of us in the Widener community knew this demand­
ing side of Marty's faculty persona, we also knew his biting sense of 



humor, his accessibility, and his willingness to offer friendly counsel 
when asked. During one particularly bad stretch of my service as 
Associate Dean, Marty listened patiently as I tried to arrive at solu­
tions to several sticky disputes. And it was not unusual on sunny 
days to see the otherwise no-nonsense Dr. Collo conducting class out­
doors. 

I think there is no better testament to the success Marty had in 
making his alma mater a better place than the parade of students who 
voluntarily spoke at the service held in his memory at the University. 
So many of them spoke, often tearfully, of how important it had been 
to them to know that Dr. Collo held them to the highest of standards. 
"When he told me I had not done my best/' one of them recalled, "I 
knew not only that he cared enough about my education to say so but 
that I would do my best in the future." 




