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Article: Presidential warmup. (Democratic candidates debate) (column)
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- National Review
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- March 4, 1988
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PRESIDENTIAL WARMUP
True that the presidential prelims are full of evasions, demagogy, and blather. But you do learn a little about the character of our candidates, so that it can be said that all is not lost in democratic epistemology.
Consider, for instance, Gary Hart's behavior last weekend when the Democratic candidates met to debate under the baton of John Chancellor. Chancellor is learned, cosmopolitan, fluent, and very bright, and in his introduction to Gary Hart he said jocularly that Hart's re-entry into the presidential race had raised the question, "Will you love me in December as you did in May?" That was a very nice grace note, and ...