“I can't believe a guy that handsome wouldn't have some impact.”

—  John McCain

On George H. W. Bush's selection of Dan Quayle as VP nominee, as quoted in "Bush taps Quayle for VP" (17 August 1988), by Jeff Mapes, The Oregonian, p. A01.
1980s

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