Amy Walter Quotes
Hillary Clinton is got to make the case for herself that nobody else can make, and for voters to see somebody who looks more three-dimensional, that's not simply a caricature that had been sort of a part of the American dialogue for the last 25 years.
Walter, Amy. Interview. PBS NewsHour, Public Broadcasting Service, 25 Jul. 2016.
He opposed all government bail outs, give always, and other programs where the government gave money to individuals or companies other than fair market value for work, products or services. A large number of Americans benefit from one or more of these programs so Paul viewed his position as “attacking Santa Claus.” There are many Americans who understand that there is a cost to all programs, and that great political debate in America is when the cost is worth it and when not. Even Paul came to oppose withdrawing the social safety net unless we could create other mechanisms.
This point is taken seriously even today by all modern political campaigns. The “advance man” is a key staff member whose job is to arrange for a good turnout when the candidate appears. The numbers are important, and so is the makeup of the crowd—including the presence of local politicians and people of importance. His older brother was running for Consul—the highest elected office of the Roman Empire. The Handbook, was his advice to his brother as to how to conduct his campaign.
It was a 3-way race where the right wing of the Republican Party had stacked the deck so that Taft would be selected the nominee despite the greater popularity of TR who then decided to run as a 3rd party candidate. He beat the Republican nominee and incumbent President Taft soundly and the two of them together got many more votes than Wilson but Wilson had the most votes with only 42 percent. He got the loyal Democrat votes but lost the independents to Roosevelt who in turn lost the conservative Republicans to Taft. Wilson had the mathematics which made up for his personal weaknesses. What is very interesting about this quotation is that Wilson thought of himself as an intellectual as opposed to TR, but in reality Roosevelt was not only also an intellectual but the only President who was a world class scientists.
Amy E. Walter is an American political analyst, currently serving as national editor of The Cook Political Report and as a host of The Takeaway. From July 2010, she was the political director of ABC News, based in Washington, DC.
