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I have never known Clinton as anything other than a partisan political adversary and a man with at least his share of vices.
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He's much smarter than people think, and he managed a few political masterstrokes in his day. The antis would do well to listen to his advice.
I'm glad they aren't, for the most part.
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"anti-gunners" are routinely convinced that they are correct not just factually but morally. This makes flexible and deft handling of public opinion very difficult for them.
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You're right. They expect to win the day with heavy-handed emotional appeals, and the general public doesn't buy those as well as they used to. Their immediate capitalization on Sandy Hook is a good example. In their rush to capitalize, they really came off as morbid and opportunistic, and many folks noticed that.