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Unread 06-27-2008, 01:51 PM
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Originally posted by Golias:
If we had given such critical attention to the spouses of the candidates, or lack of same, would we have elected Thomas Jefferson? Abraham Lincoln? Harry Truman?

Probably not.

But then again, there wasn't the same sort of media access that there is today.

Personally, I think spouse-wariness might be one good reason Hillary won't get the VP nod.

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