On 5 January 2008 I discussed one of Hillary's miscalculations, viz., her reliance on Mark Penn, the pollster. It was my outstanding point of contention with the first Clinton that his dependence on polls to determine his decisions robbed the nation of his potential leadership based on his outstanding intellect and his ability to communicate with people.
Leon Panetta, a supporter of Hillary and a former member of Bill's administration, lamented Penn's role in the current campaign. He felt that he was dated in his approach and tended to be divisive. His strategy segmented the population into small interest groups that tended to isolate groups from one another.
Clearly, Panetta agrees with my view that leaders need to be aware of any tendency to be dependent on the findings and advice of pollsters to determine how best to govern a nation!
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