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seen as such a momentous possibility. and that he was the only one who could do it because he, in fact, did cross lines. because he didn t come across as a partisan. he was a republican, but also somebody that was mentioned, talked about affirmative action and talked about abortion rights. and i think he had some social views that were on the more appealing to democrats than some of his fellow republicans. but he crossed lines. he just had an appeal that wasn t like any other politician of his era. and i think because he wasn t really a politician in the same sense of those who would run for office, he was able to sort of reach out with his own personal stories, his own personal biography, his toughness, his magnetism, the sense of maturity that he brought to any public service engagement. the sense of service to country. he had served in vietnam. he had given his life to serving his country and i think that appealed to a lot of people. and how much he did to

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