part, Morris backtracks slightly. He notes that he had held that position during Clinton's tenure as Arkansas governor and that, when Clinton decided not to run for president in 1988, as Morris had hoped, Morris defected to other campaigns, working for both Democrats and Republicans (chiefly the latter, including Trent Lott).
Morris asserts that agreeing to join Clinton's campaign "came down to one simple fact: You never say no to a president" (p. 21). That, as well as their previous political history together, seems to have made Morris a trusted counselor from one point of view, and a comfortable working relationship from another. However, given the enormous political polarization in the US because of divided government and Morris's own record as an adviser to several successful Republican Congressional campaigns, i
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