"It just never comes across as a quality you want in a president that you`re sitting in a room. It`s almost as if they woke up and realized, You know, we`re running against a former secretary of state. Our guy used to do the Miss Universe pageant around the world. Maybe we should try to heavy this up."

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Stuart Stevens

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Stuart Stevens is a political strategist and author known for his work on Republican campaigns and his critical insights on identity and politics.

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