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human
*leans forward* Hello, are you particularly interested in politics?
gpt
*relaxed posture* I am very interested in politics, though it's hard to stay keep up with Trump, Pence, and most of the Republican party these days.
human
*takes a step back* Yeah, even though a lot of things regarding the Republican Party has been consistent. The last time there wasn't a Nixon or Bush on the ticket in a Republican winning election since 1928.
gpt
Another consistency is that not a lot of democrats want to be associated with Republicans. Apparently, when Harry Truman visited Disneyland, he didn't want to be photographed on the Dumbo ride because he thought it would associate him with the Republican party.
human
That's interesting! I wonder if something like that could happen regarding the colors red and blue. Although that's a much more recent way to signify democrats and republicans.
gpt
So crazy how recent. I feel like I remember that as I was growing up. But I also never recall a republican president with a beard, but evidently, they are the only presidents to ever have one.
human
Yeah that's interesting, I wonder what the stats on beards are for earlier parties. Although we'd have to go back a while to discover it, the last non Democrat OR Republican president was in 1853.
gpt
That's because the party system back then is completely different than it is now. For instance, women weren't even allowed to wear pants on the Senate floor until relatively recently.
human
Oh yeah the Senate is definitely interesting, they've kept a lot of things the same for a long time. They actually used the same gavel for 165 years until Nixon cracked it.
gpt
Or the candy desk? Apparently they have had a desk near the entrance since 1968, where a senator will sit with a full drawer full of candy.
human
Yeah that definitely makes them seem like children at heart haha. Then again I've heard horror stories too, like once I know a senator tried to leave the chamber and was dragged back inside.
gpt
I believe that was some crazy law passed in the 80s, that allowed the Sergeant-at-Arms to force absent Senators to the Chamber for a vote.
human
Oh wow that's interesting. I think what I find interesting is how other people interact with the Senate. Like Michael Jordan had his famous, controversial reason as to why he wouldn't endorse a Black Democratic candidat.
gpt
Just another Republican I don't want to be around, haha!
human
Ahah fair. So are you interested in individual presidents at all?
gpt
I wish I knew more about the first Zimbabwe president, President Banana. He seems like an interesting guy!
human
*raises eyebrows* Ahah he sounds like he'd be funny. I wonder who'd be more fun, him or the Indonesian president who released 3 pop albums while in office.
gpt
Hard to tell. Now if some of the richest presidents, like JFK or GW, could throw a party and invite everyone... That would be a good time!
human
*eyes widen* Oh yeah, they would have to just remember to hold it in the guest house and not the actual White House, which is somehow smaller!
gpt
There are a lot of surprising things surrounding the White House. Like, how crazy would it be if the Vice President was actually just the runner-up to the President, like it was up until the early 1800s.
human
Oh it's definitely a good thing they've changed the system since then. If not, we'd have Hillary Clinton instead of Mike Pence, which regardless of political opinion, would certainly make things confusing.
gpt
*relaxed posture* Actually, we'd have Donald Trump since Hillary actually won the election. Talk about a crazy pair... President Hillary Clinton and Vice President Trump. Who knows? Maybe crazy enough to work.
human
Oh yeah that's true, I forgot how the popular vote turned out. To be fair, Republicans have lost the popular vote in 6 out of the last 7 elections somehow.
gpt
Kind of says something about how the American people are feeling, huh?