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Pryderi

(6,772 posts) Mon Jan 28, 2013, 06:54 PM Jan 2013

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No Democrats in Washington Race

http://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-nationals-mascots-race-20130126,0,4385207.story

One of the most popular baseball sideshows is the presidents mascots race during Nationals games in Washington, and their lineup just got a lot beefier with William Howard Taft joining the ranks of Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt and George Washington.

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No Democrats in Washington Race (Original Post) Pryderi Jan 2013 OP

Except for the fact that most of them WOULD be Democrats, elleng Jan 2013 #1

They were going to go with Franklin Pierce, but he kept getting boozed up at the concession stand bluestateguy Jan 2013 #2

They should get FDR in a wheelchair to race. Pryderi Jan 2013 #3

Aren't we the "party of Jefferson"? Recursion Jan 2013 #4

elleng

(131,129 posts)

1. Except for the fact that most of them WOULD be Democrats,

Reply to Pryderi (Original post)

Mon Jan 28, 2013, 06:58 PM

Jan 2013

if they were around now; in fact, I think Abe and TR were progenitors of today's Dem party.

GO NATIONALS!!!

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bluestateguy

(44,173 posts)

2. They were going to go with Franklin Pierce, but he kept getting boozed up at the concession stand

Reply to Pryderi (Original post)

Mon Jan 28, 2013, 07:05 PM

Jan 2013

Actually no, I can't back that up.

Pryderi

(6,772 posts)

3. They should get FDR in a wheelchair to race.

Reply to Pryderi (Original post)

Mon Jan 28, 2013, 07:57 PM

Jan 2013

Recursion

(56,582 posts)

4. Aren't we the "party of Jefferson"?

Reply to Pryderi (Original post)

Mon Jan 28, 2013, 08:16 PM

Jan 2013

The Democratic Republican party became the National Republican party which split into the Whig and Democratic parties, no?

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