Article: Exit right, Richard Morris

The abrupt retirement of political hired gun Richard Morris from President Clinton's campaign illuminates vividly the treacherous waters candidates are forced to traverse, risking grounding even when they believe they have good charts. Clinton may have thought he was in open sea the morning of his triumphant acceptance speech to the Chicago convention. Instead he finds himself embroiled in the tricky task of damage control.

At one level Clinton was betrayed by Morris. It is difficult to understand how anyone as politically savvy as Morris was reputed to be could blithely enter a sordid relationship with someone who by definition exchanged confidences for a fee -- and believe that such an ...

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