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This never ending political circus is all about inclusion

Campaign guru James Carville, the man credited with crafting then Governor Bill Clinton’s winning presidential campaign in 1992, left us with a memorable phrase.

Pointing out the pivot of that year’s race, Mr Carville coined the term, “[I]t’s the economy, stupid!”  It was that message which sent President George Herbert Walker Bush – known as 41st – into unexpected retirement. That’s how a kid from humble roots in Hope, Arkansas, floored an out-of-touch American aristocrat.

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