It was Mario Cuomo, no mean orator, who said, “You campaign in poetry. You govern in prose.” His point was that votes are won by painting emotive pictures — an inspiring vision of a better future or, if your opponent … Continue reading
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By now, even ardent supporters have begun to notice that President Trump is better at promising than delivering. His remarks on his first 100 days are emblematic. Before he assumed office he boasted that in his first 100 Days he … Continue reading