Joys of not running for President charm political life
Aides note the pleasures of avoiding the presidential race include freedom from constant media scrutiny and fund-raising demands. The piece recalls quotes from Hubert Humphrey, George McGovern, Barry Goldwater, and others on the exhausting selection process and the strain of courting donors, with reflections from Adlai Stevenson III and Alf Landon.
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