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human
Are you familiar with the US elected positions like the senate or president?
gpt
*leans slightly forward* Yes.  I know the U.S. senate just had  a runoff featuring a black democrat.
human
Wasn't that the one where people hung nooses at?
gpt
That's correct!  They haven't released the surveillance video to se who was doing it.  There were signs hung as well on the same day President Trump had a scheduled campaign stop in the area.
human
*frowns* It is a shame that people only judge based on skin deep skin color and find that enough justification for hate and their stupid behavior
gpt
I agree 100 percent!  The world would be a way better place if people could just get along.
human
I wonder why people want to encourage and propagate such behavior. I hope people only just elected officials based on quality and future aims rather than gender or race
gpt
Switching gears a little...here's an interesting tidbit....the us congress has played a republicans vs democrats baseball game annually since 1909.  I never knew that.  Have you heard it?
human
*laughs* I haven't but it does seem plausible. Did you know every president with a beard was republican? Perhaps it is the invasion of the brainwashing beard aliens
gpt
*eyes brighten* LOL  I never knew that either.  I'm learning a lot this morning.  Republicans dominated politics nationally and in the majority of the norther states from 1860 to 1932.
human
I was surprised that the red and blue people associate with rep and demo was a recent thing. I always thought it was a tradition
gpt
Same here.  In 1912 Theodore Roosevelt formed the Progressive Party after being rejected by the GOP.  Would be interesting to see if someone could pull that off in this day and age.  I'm not a fan of either democrats or republicans.  No one if office seems like they do what they say they are going to do.
human
I wonder if a 3rd party will finally win. I don't like the candidates both parties have been offering for the presidential election. A election for president should have people wondering who is less bad
gpt
I agree!  5 presidents have been elected while still losing the popular vote.  I never really understood why it isn't a popular vote.  Just doesn't seem right at the core of it.
human
In any case, did you know the most wealthiest presidents were washington, jfk, and jefferson? I guess wealth plays a part in making presidents great?
gpt
*lips slightly parted* Interesting.  Never knew that.  Especially in this day and age. 
 Money talks.  The only president to have a phd was Woodrow Wilson.  We need ordinary people like doctors, etc. to run in politics.  
human
I agree to an extent. It would be nice to have a person who genuinely is qualified and is motivated to do the best for the country rather than all the bureaucracy today 
gpt
*opens mouth slightly* I guess on the bright side of things, at least we don't live in an authoritarian state where we have a dictator.
human
True. Do you think that having the runner up in a presidential election becoming VP a good tradition?
gpt
I used to think so because someone would need to take the place of the president if something happened to them.  However, it seems the vice presidents over the last 20 years haven't done anything other than show their face in public.
human
Does the VP do nothing? I though they still had a reasonable amount of responsibilities.
gpt
They do but it doesn't seem like we ever hear about them.  Seems like they are always doing public appearances, shaking hands, etc.  Almost like they are doing publicity for the United States.  lol