The Townsend campaign is also discovering that a famous name cannot make up for lack of personal charisma.

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Personal charisma is an important element of the American Hispanic experience.

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We all know people in business who exhibit tremendous personal charisma.

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Kennedy, whose personal charisma and money put him over in 1960.

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Mr DeLay, in contrast, has little personal charisma.

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