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June 30, 2008, Politics

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The Top-Down View of the Democratic Primaries

By Sam Sommers on June 30, 2008 in Science Of Small Talk

Now that the presidential primary season that wouldn't end has ended, now that we've had a few weeks for the tempers and tensions within the Democratic party to subside at least somewhat, can we all agree that there are few domains better than politics for demonstrating the top-down manner in which people often perceive the world? Read More

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