Gilmore, through the use of a very believable first - person narrative,
elicits real sympathy for Mina, even when it becomes clear that her all - consuming wish for revenge actually masks the guilt she feels at her own embarrassment at — and impatience with — her grandfather.
Jay Jaffe now describes Morris as «a virtual lock»; he's
real close now, and there's definitely a bandwagon effect as candidates who get close c) gain more attention, and d)
elicit sympathy from voters who don't want to be the one to keep a guy out.