[LS]

I haven’t read the new Burr bio. I did read Lomask’s old biography from the 1970s, and found it agreed with Ellis’s newer assessment that he was almost a sociopath.

[nonliberal]

I thought Chernow had a good assessment of him in his book on Hamilton. Chernow argued that Burr's genius was in finding endless ways to profit from the political wrangling in his state.

That being said, Burr created the first real campaign organizations. He was a master of GOTV activities.