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[1] Bush political consultant Mark McKinnon, speaking to Ron Suskind:
All of you do, up and down the West Coast, the East Coast, a few blocks in southern Manhattan called Wall Street. Let me clue you in. We don't care. You see, you're outnumbered 2 to 1 by folks in the big, wide middle of America, busy working people who don't read The New York Times or Washington Post or The L.A. Times. And you know what they like? They like the way he walks and the way he points, the way he exudes confidence. They have faith in him. And when you attack him for his malaprops, his jumbled syntax, it's good for us. Because you know what those folks don't like? They don't like you!
[2] 2000 Presidential Election Results:
- GORE 50,999,897 votes (48.38%)
- BUSH 50,456,002 votes (47.87%)
- NADER 2,882,955 votes (2.74%)
Postscript: Forgive me for my reality-based pathology. I think it has something to do with brain chemistry -- something beyond my control.
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