Playing with Fire: The 1968 Election and the Transformation of American Politics
By: Lawrence O'Donnell
4.41
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
From the celebrated host of MSNBC's The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell, an important and enthral…
Want to Read $ 7.99"Most politicians are more frustrated by the way their own party disappoints them than the way the other party opposes them. They expect opposition from the opposing party. That’s the way it’s supposed to be. Dealing with that opposition is a full-time job, and they expect to have the support of their own party in that eternal struggle. But when their own party turns against them, disagrees with them, or just goes off in another direction, they feel unsupported by their party and sometimes betrayed."-Lawrence O'Donnell, Playing with Fire: The 1968 Election and the Transformation of American Politics
"Most politicians are more frustrated by the way their own party disappoints them than the way the other party opposes them. They expect opposition from the opposing party. That’s the way it’s supposed to be. Dealing with that opposition is a full-time job, and they expect to have the support of their own party in that eternal struggle. But when their own party turns against them, disagrees with them, or just goes off in another direction, they feel unsupported by their party and sometimes betrayed."-Lawrence O'Donnell, Playing with Fire: The 1968 Election and the Transformation of American Politics
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