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What is most striking about The Life of Nelson A. Rockefeller: Worlds to Conquer 1908-1958 (the first of a projected two volumes), though, is that this duality--the push to achieve wed to a penchant for flamboyant failure; the ability to win a passionate following yet alienate the people who could keep him in power--was evident well before he thought about running for public office.
It was reported that Clinton thought a mea culpa would distract from the real tasks of racial healing and could alienate white centrist voters.
Bradley frets that Gore's attacks on his health-care plan will "alienate the public" and foster skepticism toward big programs.
Wanting neither to alienate his party-mates nor lose his meal ticket in Johnson, Ross tried to avert a vote altogether.
I think we are reaching new levels of cynicism in New York City politics, which can only further alienate people from civic engagement.