A Quote by Alex Pareene

Political journalists, socially inept or no, are not nerds. Most of them can't do math, a fact that campaigns and politicians regularly exploit.

Alex Pareene

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Campaigns Exploit Fact Inept Journalists Math Most Nerds Political Politicians Regularly Socially Them

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Alex Pareene
American - Writer

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John McCarthy

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Robert G. Picard

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Bob Schaffer

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