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52. Harold Ford was a former congressman from Tennessee.

Fri Sep 16, 2016, 10:37 AM

Sep 2016

He was of biracial ancestry and he was considered at one time to be an up and coming leader in the Democratic Party. He was strongly disliked by progressives because of his DLC connections and his conservative views. If I remember correctly, he was involved in some scandal -- I think a sex scandal -- and he lost his seat in the House. Last I heard, he was working for the Council on Foreign Relations and some RW think tank.

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