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“I've been interested in American politics since I was eight. That was in 1968. I…” — George Packer
I've been interested in American politics since I was eight. That was in 1968. It was an interesting year. I was a huge Eugene McCarthy supporter, so I guess he was the first senator I really knew about and cared about.
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