The Rise and Fall of Frank Luntz

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Sean Wilentz was a hotshot Democratic pollster, getting really big clients. One of the things he did kind of openly was bet on politics and congressional races. He had bets with friends about whether a senator who had a stroke would be back in time for a certain vote.Wilentz: His story was a very dramatic story in this book of a guy on the rise and what happens when he ends up on the wrong side of too many stories.

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