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The Redemption of Robert Byrd and What Biden Could Learn

July 9, 2019 Reece Ellis 2020 Election, Bob Dole, Civil liberties, Civil Rights, Democracy, History, Politics, Racial issues, Senate Leave a comment

In his autobiography Robert C. Byrd: Child of the Appalachian Coalfields he said “I know now I was wrong. Intolerance had no place in America. I apologized a thousand times … and I don’t mind apologizing over and over again.”

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Bill Proxmire and the Art of Fundraising

June 7, 2019 Reece Ellis Bob Dole, History, Money & Politics, Politics, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

Proxmire in the elections where he eschewed campaign donations was still re-elected by large margins, 29 points in 1982 and 46 points in 1976.

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