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This is the most enlightening election in more than a century and here’s why

SURE, IT FEELS LIKE THIS PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION ISN’T about issues and is instead a barrage of insults, anger and ugly revelations. But as anyone who has ever been in a romantic relationship can attest, a barrage of insults, anger and ugly revelations is how you know you’re talking about issues. When you’re having a calm, rational discussion, one person is talking and the other is thinking about what there is in the house to eat.

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