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152. We almost always switch parties every 8 years.

Sat Oct 6, 2018, 10:54 PM

Oct 2018

Whoever was the Democratic nominee in 2016 was going to be going against history due to our country almost always switching parties every 8 years.

It is very rare for a party to win 3 consecutive terms.

You combine that historical fact with Russia and James Comey, Hillary is the first candidate for President to go up against Russia and the FBI.

And despite it all, she still won by 3 million more votes.

Remarkable.

PS: Sexism and the media false equivalence between the two candidates were huge factors, too. Bernie didn't help either. Neither did the tax-payer funded witch-hunts into Benghazi and Hillary's e-mails (which the media would never shut up about).

It truly was a "perfect storm."

And yet Hillary still won by 3 million votes. Proves how brilliant she truly is.

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We almost always switch parties every 8 years. TreeStarsForever Oct 2018 #152

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