National Perspective — David Shribman — September 27, 2017

David Shribman

Ronald Reagan had it, Jimmy Carter didn't. George H.W. Bush had it until he didn't, and the same can be said for his successor, Bill Clinton. Joe Biden had it, lost it, regained it and lost it again. Donald Trump has it in surfeit.

It's the most underrated but perhaps the most potent element in politics: luck.

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