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The candidate who promises the most has the best chance of winning.

~H. W. Brands

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The American political system is based on the president taking the initiative and Congress responding. With President Trump, it's been the opposite.

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When a president doesn't know the policy, it doesn't make for a very effective leader.

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It's hard to say that Trump actually has a health care policy.

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In the business arena, the standard rules of morality don't apply. What we're really looking for is efficiency. It doesn't do anyone any good to be nice to the weak. In a certain sense, competition is inefficient.

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On style points alone, Donald Trump makes GWB look magnificently presidential.

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Although this should not be so, historians reconsider presidencies based on how the presidents conduct themselves after leaving office.

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George W. Bush has shown himself to be a decent guy, not exploiting his former office to make top dollars giving speeches.

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President Obama ran a campaign in 2008 that was entirely expected from a non-incumbent. You promise, and you imply that if you elect me, everything good is going to happen.

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If the incumbent or his party has been discredited sufficiently, the challenger can run a successful, content-free campaign.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Historian

Born: August 7th, 1953

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