“Unless that,” Alexander agreed with a slight nod. “I worked on the politicians at that first convention though, and I had a strong ally from the campaign: Bill Stevens.”
If the cultural elite of the country were allergic to James Alexander, then Bill Stevens was the activating catalyst which made the symptoms unbearable. Stevens was a firebrand preacher who had gained some popularity before the fateful Wyoming governor’s race. The difficulty for the intellectual opponents who debated Bill Stevens was that he proved a far more multifaceted character than a common Christian preacher. He did not rely on charisma alone, although it was something he possessed in surplus. The most dangerous thing about Stevens was his broad mastery of intellectual pursuits. The man possessed a PhD in psycholog
