posted ago by I_Am_Publius +6 / -0

I wanna tell you guys a little story about a man named Stephen. He was a politician who was so popular that when he ran for office he even got a lot of the opposing political party to vote for him. The reason for this? He campaigned on a platform of ending political corruption.

Stephen even won the highest election in his country and rose to power. He was popular but did things that angered his opponents and even some in his own political party even though he believed they were the right things to do.

But in the following election, the opposing political party pulled some dirty tricks. They were accused of buying votes. Things got so contentious that as a result of this election, a movement began in his country to replace the normal ballots with more secure ones.

Unsurprisingly, Stephen lost that election. But he didn’t give up. He knew what he was doing was right and he knew that his work wasn’t finished. Four years later, he ran again...and he won again.

You might know Stephen better by his middle name because that is what he typically went by - Grover. Stephen Grover Cleveland. The 22nd...and 24th...President of the United States.

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Vbusce 1 point ago +1 / -0

Awesome

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Verrerogo 1 point ago +1 / -0

Interesting.

But Cleveland was a little younger. He ended his second term at age 60. President Trump is now 74. It is true he is in excellent health and has high energy.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grover_Cleveland