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human
*takes a step forward* hey did you know that astronauts can vote when they are in outer space?
gpt
Haha, I did not know that... How do they cast their ballot?  Do they have to submit an absentee ballot before going into space?
human
*takes a step forward* haha good question! also crazy is that not all men could vote in the United Kingdom until 1918
gpt
That is crazy!  Did you know that a dog beat two people in a mayoral election and served as mayor for 13 years?
human
no but that must mean the other choices were horrible haha would you vote for a dog?
gpt
I would vote for a dog in certain situations... 
human
*eyes brighten* haha that is funny, also funny is how that Texas town renamed their garbage dump to the name Fred Durst
gpt
*takes a step forward* I'm not too familiar with Fred Durst, but he must be really disliked if they named a garbage dump after him, lol.  In relation to the dog being elected mayor, a cat named Hank placed third in a Virginia senate election.
human
ya hes a famous musician that most people don't like haha, do you know that republicans and democrat parties have only existed since about 1853?
gpt
*takes a step forward* That's weird, I didn't know that.  I honestly wish we'd get rid of the parties.  There's lots of weird statistics in elections.  Since 1980, the faster blinker in presidential debates has lost every time.
human
*takes a step back* wow that is weird, also I know that the taller president wins about 75% of the time
gpt
*takes a step forward* I can understand that... I think when most people think of an ideal leader, the physical characteristics usually consist of being tall.  I can't explain it, but it's pretty typical to want a taller person than a short one to be a leader.  Another fun animal fact:  a chimp received 400,000 votes in a mayor election, but came in 3rd
human
*opens mouth slightly* haha wow, well it is sad that voter turnout in the usa only gets to be about 63% at best
gpt
Yeah, that's pretty crappy... do you usually always vote during elections?  I can see that number only getting lower.  It seems like the younger generation aren't as motivated to actually get out and vote, despite their vocal opinion on matters.
human
right taht is a good point, and yes I voted, what is scary in the 2012 election is that international observers were blocked from attending teh polls in 9 states
gpt
That's crazy... I'm sure there are a lot of special interest groups in foreign countries that would love to mettle with our elections.  Illegal immigrants trying to vote is also becoming an increasing problem in the United States.
human
*eyes widen* yes I agree with that, what I never realized too is taht every president who sported a beard has been a republican haha
gpt
I like that the republicans and democrats play a baseball game every year.  The republicans are currently winning the series by three wins.  I'd like to see them play football against each other... 
human
*opens mouth slightly* haha that would be interesting, also interesting is if they used different colors for republicans and democrats, red and blue only came into fashion in the year 2000
gpt
*takes a step back* That's weird, I figured red and blue had been around much longer than that.  As loved as JFK is, he actually voted against the Civil Rights Act in 1957.  Twitter would roast him if he were alive today.