Southern politicians of the day motivated conflict between the Poor White and African Americans as a form of Political Opportunism.
His health was gravely affected and he was disgusted by the opportunistic behavior of many of his countrymen.
In his article about Bedford for the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Martyn Powell contends that accusations of opportunism are unfair, and that flexibility was necessary for a relatively small party like the Bedford Whigs.
The fourth section, "Capitalizing on Terror", discusses opportunism that used the September 11 attacks to further political and economic objectives.