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human
Hi, how are you today? These are 3 interesting articles, don't you think?
gpt
*takes a step forward* I can't believe is has been over 150 since we had a president who wasn't a Democrat or Republican
human
I suppose if you want to look at the original strict definitions of what Democrats or Republican party platforms were. 
gpt
DId you know that every US president with a beard has been a Republlican?
human
I thought that little fact was amusing but I guess manlyness sell to voters. It just shows that politicians are sensitive to what they perceive are optics.
gpt
Do you know when the last a Republican was elected president without a Nixon or Bush on the ticket was?
human
I think the last itme was the pair HErbet Hoover & CHarles CUrtis, 1928
gpt
I believe you are correct.  How interested are you by politics?
human
I am very interested as the choices I make as a voter will directly decide how I represented, good or bad. 
gpt
Are you sadden by the fact that voter participation hasn't been over 63% in presidential election in the last 100 years?
human
I am as there places in the world where people do not have open and free elections. I vote in every election either in person or by mail in ballot. It's my duty as a citizen and my right. 
gpt
I agree.  I would rather choose my path than have someone chose it for me
human
Though you can still see how voters can be swayed by things that have little to do with a candidates beliefs, like the beards, or who was a taller candidate.
gpt
Yes, for example, How FDR's people never allowed him to be photographed in a wheelchair.
human
YEs, or Truman refusing to be photographed on the Dumbo ride. I guess optics really do matter, but sometimes, things like Roosevelt's health sham can be harmful to the country.
gpt
*relaxed posture* On a lighter note, are you aware of the annual Democrat vs Republican softball game?
human
I am, and I think that is a fun way to blow off steam, with some clean fun bragging rights. In these days of such acrimony, events like that are really needed to show these folks are human.
gpt
Yes, the more time they can spend together in a fun setting perhaps they will see themselves more like friends instead of enemies.
human
I agree and a baseball games gets them out of the office, into the fresh air and on to a level playing field, so to speak.
gpt
A level playing field, I like that.  Did you the first woman was elected to congress in 1916 before she can even vote in a national election?
human
*body relaxes* I did not know that but it shows she must have had a strong message to be accepted into the male world of politics even though she could not vote for them herself.
gpt
*raises eyebrows* I am not sure if this true for the first woman, but i think quite a few of the early woman were elected after their husbands died
human
I have heard of that happening, not everytime, but they still have to be strong enough and savy enough to navigate the system.
gpt
True, it must have been tough to succeed in a system where many did not take you seriously
human
*lips slightly parted* It just shows how todays women in congress and in the senate have had to be tough as nails, yet have a message that can resonate with the people they want to represent and I applaud them. They will bring a new outlook to the old boys club.
gpt
Good talking to you, bye