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3. Needs more of an answer

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sat Jan 14, 2017, 11:50 AM

Jan 2017

The initial article raises a great question, but I wish it went further in trying to give an answer. Saying "power elite" explains more about how we ended up with two wealthy candidates in November than it does about why one won.

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