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If the national presidency were to pass back and forth between two or three families in any Latin American nation we would call it an oligarchy.
— Former U.S. Sen. Gary Hart, writing in Time.
I like Hillary Clinton. I really appreciate what she and her husband have done … but we need new leaders. … If you’ve got to have a billion dollars to run for president, how many people can do that? Only the Clintons and the Bushes and one or two others.
— Gary Hart, telling Politico that the prospect of a billion-dollar Hillary Clinton campaign “ought to frighten every American” and Democrats would be better served by a competitive primary that forced her to speak in more depth about the issues.
She’s always trying to find the mythical center on controversial issues — and if you do that, someone else is going to take the bouquet for courage.
— Former Sen. Gary Hart (D-CO), quoted by the Washington Post, on Hillary Clinton being too cautious.
