He is the victim of a very effective smear campaign. The general public doesn't know the truth, or care. That's why we end up with lousy politicians.
The new mantra is, "To hell with the truth if it doesn't please and appease."
Ah, people are out to get him. Classic. The “general public doesn’t know the truth or care.” Translation: But I know the truth. and the rest of you don’t. Geez I could take out his name, substitute Ron Paul or Dennis K. , or a 9/11 tin foil hat theory and that would work. Hey alot of what he says is true, there’s no denying that. But his persona made him unelectable in the past, would do so today, and will be that way tomorrow. May like what he or anyone else has to say on issues but that does not mean I would vote for him/them. And like anyone else who writes a book he is looking for as much face time as he can get to generate sales.