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Let's look at the Trump and Bernie Sanders insurgencies. They were basically insurgencies against the Republican and Democratic Party. Bernie Sanders made no mistake about it. And, of course, Trump didn't either. And they almost won.
Ralph Nader
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Ralph Nader
Age: 90
Born: 1934
Born: February 27
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