. . . if he’d run, say ten years ago, or 15 or 20, before people got tired of the same-old, same-old at Village Hall.
or . . .
. . . if no smart, able campaigner-restaurateur had not surfaced to challenge him.
or . . .
. . . if Oak Park demographics had not changed from super-idealistic to limited-pragmatic-with-view-to-making-our-utopia-work-better-than-before.
or . . . (fill in the blanks) . . .
A fascinating exercise, no?
Blithe Spirit 