“People want change but not too much change. Finding that balance is tricky for every politician.”

— Eleanor Clift

"Eleanor Clift Interview", by Katharine Hikel, at Vermont Woman (4 August 2004) http://www.vermontwoman.com/articles/2004/0804/eleanor-clift.html

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