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Solid review of a crazy election from an intelligent (and humorous) perspective. Jeff Greenfield may be a little corny at times, but the Yale Law School degree shines through both in the quality of his writing and his understanding of politics and elections. While it may be difficult to imagine an election wackier than the most recent one (Drumpf/Killary), it's fun to juxtapose this circus of a presidential race with the 2016 race. Whereas one was entirely driven by personalities, mainly Trump's and Hillary's lack of one, this is a race where the real fireworks began once the vote was over, and some of the most serious fighting centered around the minutiae of electoral and constitutional law. There is some interesting insight to be had into the process of reporting on elections and the race to call an election, as well as on Bush, Gore, and the fact that William J. Clinton may have been the most important player of this entire show.