"He knew from the start that if he was going to win the nomination, his problem would not be with the professional politicians, but with the liberal-intellectual wing of the party, influential far beyond its numbers because of its relations with, and impact upon, the media."
David Halberstam, The Best and the Brightest about Kennedy's view of the nomination.
Looking at the dems, who are the pols, and who are the intellectuals? Biden and Bernie are the old pols and the media has just not embraced them. Then there are Warren and Buttigieg, the academic and the intellectual that the media fawn over. Some things never change
David Halberstam, The Best and the Brightest about Kennedy's view of the nomination.
Looking at the dems, who are the pols, and who are the intellectuals? Biden and Bernie are the old pols and the media has just not embraced them. Then there are Warren and Buttigieg, the academic and the intellectual that the media fawn over. Some things never change
