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ucrdem

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7. Yep Sally Yates is a Dem,

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Sun May 21, 2017, 09:00 AM

May 2017

I saw a rerun of her CNN interview on Friday and that was a dramatic cliffhanger question answered after several minutes of commercials. Good ol' CNN. She also said forcefully that she's not interested in running for governor of Georgia but come to think of it she didn't rule out other offices.

p.s. she was the acting Attorney General who was fired by Trump for refusing to enforce his first Islamic-country travel ban. She was appointed by Obama. Awesome interview and she'd make a great candidate!

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There are several young Democratic stars rising. [View all] kentuck May 2017 OP

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I don't think we should talk about age in the sense of years... kentuck May 2017 #6

Ok, but I'm thinking years. The stark contrast between an aging, unhealthy-looking... brush May 2017 #8

I would agree... kentuck May 2017 #9

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Hey, NBC gave us one celebrity. yallerdawg May 2017 #5

Yep Sally Yates is a Dem, ucrdem May 2017 #7

She could pull an Obama... kentuck May 2017 #10

If it worked out so she ran against Trump or even Pence in 2020 ucrdem May 2017 #11

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