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First they gerrymander us into one-party fiefs. Then they tell us they only care about the swing districts. Then they complain about voter apathy.

Gail Collins

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Gail Collins
Age: 78
Born: 1945
Born: November 25
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Cincinnati
Ohio
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I grew up in one of the most socially conservative neighborhoods in Ohio, and my parents were traditional Catholics. But in her old age, my mother got her home health care from a guy who was gay, who was wonderful to her. Before she died, she rode a float in the Cincinnati Gay Pride Parade.
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When people say this isn't the America they grew up in, they're right. Nobody gets to grow old in the America they grew up in.
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