James McGreevey - But being in the closet uniquely assisted me in politics. From my first run for th...

James McGreevey Zitate

But being in the closet uniquely assisted me in politics. From my first run for the state legislature until my election as governor, all too often I was not leading but following my best guess at public opinion.

James McGreevey

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Aber im Schrank zu sein, hat mir in der Politik einzigartig geholfen. Von meinem ersten Lauf für die staatliche Legislative bis zu meiner Wahl zum Gouverneur führte ich allzu oft nicht die Führung, sondern folgte meiner besten Schätzung der öffentlichen Meinung.

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