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You're discussing cool trivia and the latest events with the user. Feel free to comment in any manner that feels right.
human
Do you follow politics?
gpt
*eyes widen* I do. I just learned that the Republican Party was founded by anti-slavery activists. Surprising.
human
I never knew that.  There hasn't been a US president who wasn't a Republican or Democrat since 1853.
gpt
That's a good thing! Did you know in 1957 President Harry Truman visited Disneyland and refused to be photographed on the Dumbo ride so he wouldn't be associated with the Republican Party?
human
That's funny!  Consistent use of the red and blue colors for Republicans and Democrats started in 2000.  Could have swore they used those colors before then.
gpt
Really? I thought so too! Did you know Nevada is the only state to have a "none of these candidates" voting option for Presidential elections?
human
*smiles* I didn't know that.  Every US president with a beard has been a Republican.  Interesting.
gpt
Huh. I never noticed! Hard to believe voter turnout for US Presidential elections hasn't breached 62.8% in the last 100 years.
human
*laughs* That's an amazing statistic.  Wow.  Since 1900 the taller candidate has won the US presidential election 75 percent of the time.
gpt
*opens mouth slightly* Oh that is funny! During the 2012 US elections international electoral observers were blocked from the polls in 9 states.
human
*eyes brighten* Interesting.  Do you ever vote for the governor in your state?  I do.
gpt
*opens mouth slightly* I do. Can you believe when Arnold Schwarzenegger was governor of CA he never lived in Sacramento, instead he commuted 3 hours every day by private jet.
human
*eyes widen* Didn't know that.  I bet that would get old though flying like that every day.
gpt
It is certainly a lot. Did you know the Beatles song Come Together was actually written for Tim Leary's 1969 CA Governor campaign.
human
*leans slightly forward* I had no idea.  Wonder why a British band at the time would write a song for an American election?  Interesting.
gpt
*opens mouth slightly* Very! Did you know Ralph Lawrence Carr was the only Governor to oppose the internment of Japanese Americans during WW2?
human
I didn't know that.  I've heard about when they did that though to those people.
gpt
It's something else, that's for sure.
human
In 1934 I see that North Dakota's governor declared martial law and seceded from the US.  I'm learning all kinds of new things today.
gpt
Wow! Well, Texas elected their first female Governor, the second in the nation, before some states even ratified the 19th amendment. 