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Amy Fried

Amy Fried is professor of political science at the University of Maine, and author of Muffled Echoes: Oliver North and the Politics of Public Opinion and Pathways to Polling: Crisis, Cooperation and the Making of Public Opinion Professions. Find her on Twitter @asfried

Latest articles by Amy Fried

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As a campaign manager faces charges, the Trump-Nixon parallel gets strongerAs a campaign manager faces charges, the Trump-Nixon parallel gets stronger
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John Mitchell ended up in jail. Will Paul Manafort?

By Amy Fried