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5. "in dynasties people are not given the choice"

Sat Apr 25, 2015, 02:49 PM

Apr 2015

Choice? Surely you don't mean that Democrats need a robust Primary Election?

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Not another Bush or Clinton: political dynasties reach for 'regular Joe' status [View all] 99th_Monkey Apr 2015 OP

Yup, Barrack Obama sure was a "dynasty" still_one Apr 2015 #1

I don't know how Obama slipped into the WH 99th_Monkey Apr 2015 #2

"in dynasties people are not given the choice" 99th_Monkey Apr 2015 #5

But we've had 2 Bush's Politicalboi Apr 2015 #3

For the past 26 years, we've had Bush/Clintons for 19 of them. 99th_Monkey Apr 2015 #6

Bill gave us NAFTA, and drastic cuts in Welfare to the poor. 99th_Monkey Apr 2015 #10

Exactly. Hillary and Bill aren't blood-relation either. It's stupid to BreakfastClub Apr 2015 #7

You have a point there. 99th_Monkey Apr 2015 #11