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> [When Bill Clinton chose Al Gore in 1992 - from the same generational, ideological, and geographical background as his - it underscored his campaign's central argument that this was a clash between the past and the future, that 'Don't Stop…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-greenfield/when-bill-clinton-chose-al-gore-in-1992-from-the-same-generational/)

[Jeff Greenfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-greenfield/)

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> [When Al Gore picked Joe Lieberman, it was a clear declaration of independence from President Clinton; no Democrat had been more critical of Clinton's misconduct.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-greenfield/when-al-gore-picked-joe-lieberman-it-was-a-clear-declaration-of/)

[Jeff Greenfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-greenfield/)

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## Other authors on Al

## More by Jeff Greenfield

> [In politics, Bugs Bunny always beats Daffy Duck. Daffy's always going berserk, jumping up and down, yelling. Bugs's got that sly smile, like he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-greenfield/in-politics-bugs-bunny-always-beats-daffy-duck-daffy-s-always-going/)

[Jeff Greenfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-greenfield/)

> [There is something discordant about a team of speechwriters and political operatives hammering away to create an image of the 'real, inner' candidate. And,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-greenfield/there-is-something-discordant-about-a-team-of-speechwriters-and/)

[Jeff Greenfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-greenfield/)

> [Describing the jury in the OJ Simpson murder trial: These people have served a longer sentence than some people who have committed murder.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-greenfield/describing-the-jury-in-the-oj-simpson-murder-trial-these-people-have/)

[Jeff Greenfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-greenfield/)

> [History doesn't turn on a dime; it turns on a plugged nickel.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-greenfield/history-doesn-t-turn-on-a-dime-it-turns-on-a-plugged-nickel/)

[Jeff Greenfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-greenfield/)

> [In every debate, whatever the format, whatever the questions, there is one and only one way to identify the winner: Who commands the room?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-greenfield/in-every-debate-whatever-the-format-whatever-the-questions-there-is/)

[Jeff Greenfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-greenfield/)

> [Television is one of the most fickle businesses that there are, you are in favour one minute and out the next.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-greenfield/television-is-one-of-the-most-fickle-businesses-that-there-are-you/)

[Jeff Greenfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-greenfield/)

> [As a general proposition, campaigns do not linger on the vice presidential nominee. When they have, it's always meant very bad news for the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-greenfield/as-a-general-proposition-campaigns-do-not-linger-on-the-vice/)

[Jeff Greenfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-greenfield/)

> [More things in politics happen by accident or exhaustion than happen by conspiracy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-greenfield/more-things-in-politics-happen-by-accident-or-exhaustion-than-happen/)

[Jeff Greenfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-greenfield/)

> [In the many-mansioned house of Alternate History, I occupy a small corner. The trio of what-ifs I chronicled in 'Then Everything Changed' all begin…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-greenfield/in-the-many-mansioned-house-of-alternate-history-i-occupy-a-small/)

[Jeff Greenfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-greenfield/)

> [“It was more than just material prosperity. America in 1960 was a country where restraint and boundaries were the natural conditions in all arenas.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-greenfield/it-was-more-than-just-material-prosperity-america-in-1960-was-a/)

[Jeff Greenfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-greenfield/)

> [Well, politics is war, and in war, truth is the first casualty.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-greenfield/well-politics-is-war-and-in-war-truth-is-the-first-casualty/)

[Jeff Greenfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-greenfield/)

> [When Ronald Reagan chose George H.W. Bush in 1980, it was a clear signal that he was running an inclusive campaign; that he welcomed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-greenfield/when-ronald-reagan-chose-george-h-w-bush-in-1980-it-was-a-clear/)

[Jeff Greenfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-greenfield/)

> [When George W. Bush picked Dick Cheney, it was a reassuring sign that the Texas governor would have an experienced, prudent voice at his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-greenfield/when-george-w-bush-picked-dick-cheney-it-was-a-reassuring-sign-that/)

[Jeff Greenfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-greenfield/)

> [In the post-Watergate atmosphere of 1975 and 1976, the just-plain-folks personalities of both Ford and Carter seemed the perfect antidote to Nixon's arrogant, isolated…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-greenfield/in-the-post-watergate-atmosphere-of-1975-and-1976-the-just-plain/)

[Jeff Greenfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-greenfield/)

> [The Supreme Being I would sign up for would not prove his omnipotence by saving one life while ending dozens, or hundreds, or thousands.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-greenfield/the-supreme-being-i-would-sign-up-for-would-not-prove-his-omnipotence/)

[Jeff Greenfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-greenfield/)

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