In his book about the 1988 campaign, Pledging Allegiance , Blumenthal quotes an anonymous member of the Bush campaign team as saying, Willie Horton has star quality.
Bush told Blumenthal that he thinks Willie is a hack. 
mnli hypothesis: Bush told Blumenthal that he thinks Willie is a hack.  premise: In his book about the 1988 campaign, Pledging Allegiance , Blumenthal quotes an anonymous member of the Bush campaign team as saying, Willie Horton has star quality.