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Today is the 219th anniversary of the first presidential election, which elected George Washington on January 7th, 1789. The process was a bit different then, as states selected the Electoral College delegates who then selected the president. The entire campaign took approximately 6 or so months from start to finish. This would be preferable to the 20-24 month circle-jerk that we engage in now.

So hoist a cold one to our founding fathers tonight for getting their democracy on and starting the trend we’re now in the midst of. Here’s to Democratic Republics!

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