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LisaM

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40. I was a Harkin supporter back then, but I remember noticing Bill Clinton in one of those debates.

Thu Dec 15, 2016, 03:53 PM

Dec 2016

Brown was going on about his $100 donation limit, and then he said, "if you want to donate, just call 1-800...
' whatever it was. Back then, the moderators were a little more committed to actual issues, and this one stepped in to say, excuse me, Governor, this is a debate, blah blah blah.

Bill Clinton impressed me at that moment because it didn't faze him in the least. He actually laughed, and he said, "that's okay, we all know the 800 number". It was that kind of resiliency that fostered a collegiality between him and his opponents that people latched onto, I think. Clinton was actually my 8th pick of the 9 candidates running at the beginning (I had Tsongas at the bottom), but his personality made it easy for me to vote for him when the time came.

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That's wonderful!! Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #23

I was a Harkin supporter back then, but I remember noticing Bill Clinton in one of those debates. LisaM Dec 2016 #40

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Great story, Curtis. Thanks! C Moon Dec 2016 #26

That is a great story, if I can call it that. pangaia Dec 2016 #27

Wow. Didn't recall the $100 limit! C Moon Dec 2016 #25

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