The Daily Beast: Sidney Blumenthal- 'Lincoln: Professional Politician'

Source:The Daily Beast- Author Sidney Blumenthal, talking about his book about Abraham Lincoln.

"Though we have a romanticized view of Abraham Lincoln, the truth is that he was a master politician who knew how to play to the American people. Sidney Blumenthal, author of Newsweek's cover story, discusses the 16th President's political acumen."

From The Daily Beast

Abraham Lincoln was a great politician and I mean that in the best sense possible. That he knew exactly what he believed and what he wanted to do and how to communicate that to Americans, to get them behind him.