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A politician can do what he thinks is right, he just has to be sophisticated in how he goes about it. Those who seek a president who 'will disregard the polls and just lead,' ask for the political equivalent of 'The Charge of the Light Brigade.'

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Dick Morris
Age: 76
Born: 1947
Born: November 28
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Richard S. Morris
Richard Samuel Morris
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