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That's always been the case in America there's been a big spectrum in how much people are interested in American politics.

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For all the talk about the bitterness and the partisanship in American politics, is it really that bitter and partisan? Think of American history. Think of Joseph McCarthy. Think of the New Left. Think of [George] McGovern. Think of [Ronald] Reagan. Think of George Wallace. We've had an awful lot of real extremism on both wings.
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Bush is no conservative.
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I don't really believe that people read just the stuff they agree with.
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