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I think, Trump ran a very nostalgic campaign. There's an idea of like, to put it bluntly: What if it was like before all our kids got strung out on drugs? You know, what if it was like that? Make America like that.

Craig Finn

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Craig Finn
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: August 22
Musician
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Boston
Massachusetts
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