Molly IvinsPolitics is not a picture on a wall or a television sitcom that you can decide you don't much care for.
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Politicians are people who spend a great deal of their time thinking about what they can do to help people. Unfortunately, most people focus on the negative aspects of politics and don't understand how much good politicians do for us.
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