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The one thing I noticed retroactively was that the energy at those Trump rallies was off the charts compared to the Hillary Clinton rallies. The Bernie Sanders energy was as good, gentler, but there was a real passion there.

George Saunders

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George Saunders
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: December 2
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