Sununu brought his own discipline when it came to pushing the president’s domestic agenda. “He is an incredibly quick study, an extremely smart guy; and one of the prerequisites for that job is to know politics and policy,” says Bates. “To be able to size up an issue quickly. He was able to do that and understood the political ramifications. Something may be a good policy but does it have a chance of passing? He had a good grasp of that. He seemed loyal to the president. I saw him go toe to toe with some greats from industry and he would defend the president vocally and adamantly and seemed to
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