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Party leaders: the dinosaurs of yesteryear
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CAMPAIGN '92
MANCHESTER, N. H. -- When the phrase "party leaders" is heard in
discussions of the Democratic Party's future, it is time to invoke
the soundest rule in journalism: caveat lector -- let the reader
beware. In presidential politics, the phrase is a misnomer, an
oxymoron and the model for a cliche: a hunk of jargon hammered into
obsolescence.
The last time "party leaders" played a decisive role in
presidential politics was in 1952, before 5-year-old Bill Clinton
gave his f...
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