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> [Ronald Reagan knew audiences. It was a key element of his political genius. One of the things at which brilliant politicians are better than mediocre ones is smelling new public concerns over the horizon before they are picked up by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-perlstein/ronald-reagan-knew-audiences-it-was-a-key-element-of-his-political/)

[Rick Perlstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-perlstein/)

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