Political consultant Ray Sloan took a deep drink of white wine, returned his glass to the bar, and began to reminisce about the political campaign 30 years ago in which he engineered Dan White's election to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.
"There's nothing like winning an election when you're an underdog," Sloan says as excitedly as if the votes had just been counted. "It was a great victory, Dan was full of promise, and I had a big future here in town."
Sloan doubles his chin to look down into the wineglass. His voice tapers off.
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