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The Art of the Political Comeback

Adam Nagourney of the New York Times writes about this topic in yesterday’s Week in Review section; he quotes Yours Truly, and kindly mentions a certain book that everyone should pre-order. Anyway, here’s the bit from me:

“The Republican brand was damaged after Watergate — but it wasn’t because of issue problems, it was because of corruption,” said Steven F. Hayward, the author of the coming “Age of Reagan: The Conservative Counterrevolution, 1980-1989.” “This is worse. . . I think Obama is going to create the opportunity for them,” he said. “You already see hesitation about the large deficit he’s creating, hesitance about the health care plan. But you can’t wait for lightning to strike or good luck for you and bad luck for the other guys.”

I went on to tell Nagourney (but was not quoted) that Republicans have to make their own luck with new and better ideas, and more determined political leadership. We’ll see.

Discussions - 2 Comments

As long as the likes of Scanlon and his ilk remain Democrats, we shouldn't have much to worry about. It's funny, but I'm actually pretty serious about that.

No one has quoted this author yet in a newspaper (well, except the local town paper!). Way to go, Steve! Best wishes with the success of your new book. I'll look forward to reading it.

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