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Hillary Clinton

caquillo

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8. Most of our presidents have had a full head of hair

Reply to Walk away (Reply #7)

Wed Jun 15, 2016, 12:17 PM

Jun 2016

I believe our last bald president was Gerald Ford (1974-1977), and before him Dwight Eisenhower (1953-1961).

That said, this 'tradition' doesn't bode well for either Sanders or Trump.

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WaPo: Bernie Sanders’s Democratic Party reforms focus on things that would’ve helped BS win [View all] Her Sister Jun 2016 OP

But notice what's missing from Sanders's list: caucuses. Her Sister Jun 2016 #1

Because they only complain about the situations that didn't favor them. TwilightZone Jun 2016 #4

Poor Bernie Frances Jun 2016 #2

There's more information in the link/article about the reform Her Sister Jun 2016 #5

I'm not sure how anyone can claim that the primary motive behind all this isn't self-serving. TwilightZone Jun 2016 #3

It was, and is, still all about Bernie. tonyt53 Jun 2016 #6

This ^^^^^^^^^^^ Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2016 #10

Of course it is SharonClark Jun 2016 #14

He forgot to demand that only people who are mostly bald with a fringe of white hair.... Walk away Jun 2016 #7

Most of our presidents have had a full head of hair caquillo Jun 2016 #8

kick & recommended. William769 Jun 2016 #9

Super delegates and closed voting are insurance policies Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2016 #11

The first comment is priceless MattP Jun 2016 #12

How many of us would've written the exact thing if we worked for the WaPo? displacedtexan Jun 2016 #13

Seems kind of short sighted... nt eastwestdem Jun 2016 #15

Oh, snap! BlueMTexpat Jun 2016 #16