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> [The reverse is a system in which you basically let people who were leaders in one way or another - people sometimes decried as party bosses, people who are part of special interests make the decision. And I think that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geoffrey-cowan/the-reverse-is-a-system-in-which-you-basically-let-people-who-were/)

[Geoffrey Cowan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geoffrey-cowan/)

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## More by Geoffrey Cowan

> [And so there are a lot of bad things. And in this campaign, if there's somebody you don't think should be nominated, if you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geoffrey-cowan/and-so-there-are-a-lot-of-bad-things-and-in-this-campaign-if-there-s/)

[Geoffrey Cowan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geoffrey-cowan/)

> [To picture Roosevelt as a man at this time in his life - he felt he was old. He was 53 years old, feeling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geoffrey-cowan/to-picture-roosevelt-as-a-man-at-this-time-in-his-life-he-felt-he-was/)

[Geoffrey Cowan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geoffrey-cowan/)

> [ But he \[Franklin Roosevelt\] specifically prohibits any black participation from the Deep South, something which just infuriates people who'd been his supporters and who'd… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geoffrey-cowan/but-he-franklin-roosevelt-specifically-prohibits-any-black/)

[Geoffrey Cowan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geoffrey-cowan/)

> [The reverse is a system in which you basically let people who were leaders in one way or another - people sometimes decried as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geoffrey-cowan/the-reverse-is-a-system-in-which-you-basically-let-people-who-were/)

[Geoffrey Cowan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geoffrey-cowan/)

> [And of course, in the case of Barack Obama, had he not won primaries - and particularly the heavily important caucus in Iowa -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geoffrey-cowan/and-of-course-in-the-case-of-barack-obama-had-he-not-won-primaries/)

[Geoffrey Cowan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geoffrey-cowan/)

> [Reagan, people claimed, was too old to run for president and to be elected. But he proved himself such a vigorous campaigner in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geoffrey-cowan/reagan-people-claimed-was-too-old-to-run-for-president-and-to-be/)

[Geoffrey Cowan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geoffrey-cowan/)

> [You know, the primary process itself is very confusing. But in the end, I guess I believe what Winston Churchill said, which is that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geoffrey-cowan/you-know-the-primary-process-itself-is-very-confusing-but-in-the-end/)

[Geoffrey Cowan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geoffrey-cowan/)

> [I think Roosevelt proves himself to be the ultimate political force in this book. He really wasn't for primaries until he realized it was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geoffrey-cowan/i-think-roosevelt-proves-himself-to-be-the-ultimate-political-force/)

[Geoffrey Cowan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geoffrey-cowan/)

> [ When he \[Franklin Roosevelt\] ultimately does not get the Republican Party nomination and decides to start his new Bull Moose Party, he does, for… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geoffrey-cowan/when-he-franklin-roosevelt-ultimately-does-not-get-the-republican/)

[Geoffrey Cowan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geoffrey-cowan/)

> [So, in Kennedy's case, he was a Catholic. And people thought after the Al Smith election and so forth that a Catholic couldn't win…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geoffrey-cowan/so-in-kennedy-s-case-he-was-a-catholic-and-people-thought-after-the/)

[Geoffrey Cowan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geoffrey-cowan/)

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