Mastering data before Google: Remembering the legacy of Ben Wattenberg

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Ben Wattenberg died 10 years ago this month, but his legacy still looms large. Wattenberg, a pundit, demographer, and political operative, reshaped Washington and America through his farsighted thinking and writing. He constantly told his once beloved Democrats to stop drifting further and further to the left. They just as steadfastly refused to listen, with the ramifications still being felt today. 

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