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The Story About Dem Congressman Who Tweeted 24-Year-Old Co-Ed Just Took a Stunning Twist

Feb. 14, 2013 11:40pm Jason Howerton

Rep. Steve Cohen Says Co Ed He Tweeted Is Actually His Daughter

WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 16: Jane Seymour and Rep. Steve Cohen(D-TN) (Credit: Getty Images)

Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) raised eyebrows on Tuesday when he tweeted affectionately at a very attractive 24-year-old during the State of the Union address, but then promptly deleted the messages. Many speculated that Cohen, 63, was carrying on some kind of love affair with a much younger woman.

However, in a stunning twist, Cohen told NBC News on Thursday that the blonde bombshell he was tweeting at, Victoria Brink, is actually his daughter.

The Hill first reported that Cohen, a long-time bachelor, deleted tweets calling Brink “beautiful girl” and remarking “ilu,” short for “I love you.” The congressman claimed there was nothing inappropriate about the tweets and the woman was actually the daughter of an old family friend. Well, now he says she is actually the daughter of an old girlfriend of his.

Here’s a photo of Brink from CollegeDozen.com:

(CollegeDozen.com)

Cohen said he became overwhelmed with excitement when Brink tweeted that she was watching the State of the Union.

“When she let me know she was watching the State of the Union address I was thrilled that she wanted Steve Cohen to be part of her. I had such joy, that I couldn’t hold back from tweeting her,” Cohen said.

How did he discover three years ago that he had an illegitimate child? He says he “googled” Brink’s mother, an old girlfriend of his.

“I googled her mother, found out she had a child and the math looked pretty accurate…The mom told me we had a lot of catching up to do,” Cohen explained.

Brink’s mother reportedly told Cohen he was the father. Cohen recalled her saying: “Yes every time I look at her I see the German Jew in her face.”

“I’m Lithuanian — close enough,” the congressman added.

Cohen told NBC News that he “loved her” and was “proud to be her dad.” The two have apparently gotten to know each other over the years and he took her to a White House Christmas party.

“I’ve been able to take her on a tour of the Capitol and the White House, I want her to see my world and be a part of it,” said Cohen.

We didn’t see this one coming.

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betterpart
Posted on February 15, 2013 at 4:23am
‘BULL’ with a capital ‘B’. The guy got busted and is now scrambling for any old explanation. He had plenty of time to make one up. Too funny, an old guy like that…..Reminds me of those elderly wanna-be wiseguys who clownishly wear gold neckalces and bracelets to attract the young chicks lol….

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- Dodecahedron
  Posted on February 15, 2013 at 9:17am
  It could be BS – but a simple DNA test (even the kind Jerry Springer uses lol) would be very insightful.
  
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- searcher619
  Posted on February 15, 2013 at 9:31am
  Wow… What do you base THAT on? Sounds to me that you are letting your hatred for congress and/or this man kill your ability to look at things objectively.
  
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- techengineer11
  Posted on February 15, 2013 at 9:51am
  Another “chosen” perv doing what they do… Nothing new here folks.
  
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- ozchambers
  Posted on February 15, 2013 at 10:01am
  I’m thinking there is no way this guy could’ve ever dated a woman good looking enough to produce a daughter that looked like her.
  
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- oldguy49
  Posted on February 15, 2013 at 12:11pm
  well at least he is not screwing america …………..all the time
  
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- Stoic one
  Posted on February 15, 2013 at 2:45pm
  Speaking as one who has HAD THE PHONE CALL…of “could you be my daddy?” from a 24yr old….the FIRST thing that is done today by any rational man is:
  
  a DNA test.
  
  Both parties in my case wanted this. I am sure the politician did the same.
  
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- RabidPatriot
  Posted on February 15, 2013 at 6:47pm
  I’m not sure why this was a story in the first place. He is not married. She is over 18, She is not an intern or employee. She is not married. She is not a ****** or foreign spy. Who cares?
  
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- posm1st
  Posted on February 16, 2013 at 2:23am
  @ OZCHAMBERS – I have seen two ugly people have beautiful children. What do you make of that?
  
  “Ignorance occurs due to people not knowing how to find the truth or where to even begin looking for the truth”
  
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TRUTHandFREEDOM
Posted on February 15, 2013 at 4:19am
I have to wonder if she’s proud to have a dad on the communist advancement team or if she has better values than that.

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- Quiata
  Posted on February 15, 2013 at 6:54am
  My DAD would have never, not in a million years, let me pose for a photo like that. But you have to do a LITTLE more than forget about a sperm deposit you made some years ago to actually RAISE a child. (Ooooo, that’s cold! Shame on me. I’m sure she’s a very nice girl.)
  
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- Quiata
  Posted on February 15, 2013 at 7:09am
  Addendum: That’s his daughter lying outdoors on some bricks, in a plaid bikini, paired with black feathered stiletto heels…fashion FAIL on so many levels.
  
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- Anonymous T. Irrelevant
  Posted on February 15, 2013 at 8:46am
  I’d, sure as heck, wouldn’t let my daughter pose for a picture like that, but she looks to be in her twenties, so she is an adult and doesn’t have to listen to my objections anymore. Still, my daughters would have more sense.
  The fact that he initially lied is telling. If I was tweeting my daughter, why would I lie about it? I would be proud to tell them who it was.
  
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- searcher619
  Posted on February 15, 2013 at 9:54am
  People are making some big assumptions about her as a person based on nothing more than a photo of her in a swimsuit. It’s pathetic how quickly people like you rush to judge someone based on little to no real information. It’s a reflection of your own insecurities.
  
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- John.Galt
  Posted on February 15, 2013 at 12:47pm
  @Quita – Fashion fail? Maybe… BUT SHE IS DAMN HOT!
  
  (P.S. – I didn’t notice the stilettoes until you pointed it out. My guess is you are a woman jealous of her beauty, or a gay man. A straight man would not have noticed the shoes, unless he has a fetish…even then wouldn’t complain.)
  
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- Quiata
  Posted on February 15, 2013 at 9:58pm
  @JOHN.GALT Where are you, by the way?
  
  “My guess is you are a woman jealous of her beauty, or a gay man. A straight man would not have noticed the shoes, unless he has a fetish…even then wouldn’t complain”
  
  Hey John, I’m a girl. With all due respect, I’ll pass on being jealous of a wanna-be Daisy Duke in CFM shoes styled as bait for goons like you. Here’s the thing, John: how could a girl with two brain cells connected in her head possibly be jealous of the kind of guys this sort of tacky photo attracts? Yuck, no thanks.
  
  Here’s a question for YOU: why is it when a female criticizes another female’s (or her stylist’s) poor taste in assembling clothes or setting up a shot, you assume that it’s due to jealousy (over CFM shoes, really?) All you see (and admit to) is her “hotness”. By the way, that’s your little head speaking, John. And maybe in your case it is really little…regardless of the size, it seems to get you guys in a lot of trouble –especially twenty years down the road.
  
  Sorry to spoil your fantasy, but I notice pattern and texture combinations in clothing. I think whoever styled this odd photo needs some fashion and art training… and maybe just a bit of a clue as to the long term implications of an image like this one thoughtlessly pasted on a Facebook page or splashed on a news site. Have you bothered wondering how you’d feel if this was YOUR daughter?
  
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Margyt
Posted on February 15, 2013 at 3:34am
Sometimes things are none of our business. This is one of them. What a great gotcha, though.

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- Gonzo
  Posted on February 15, 2013 at 7:45am
  A guy can dream, can’t he?
  
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- searcher619
  Posted on February 15, 2013 at 9:38am
  It’s sad when you see how many of the comments here are making some pretty despicable assumptions about this man and this young woman.
  
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- Max jones
  Posted on February 15, 2013 at 12:08pm
  for the most part, you can’t degrade a liberal. They do it themselves.
  
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media-bias-steals-elections
Posted on February 15, 2013 at 3:19am
Obviously this man suffers from a lack of commie care at the age of 4, hopefully we will introduce legislation that allows all of us to benefit from the authoratative study that proves beyond a reasonable doubt that citizens who do not receive Kommy Care at the age of 4, sustain irrepairable damage to the their moral character, this unfair attack by society on their intelligence is an act of racial injustice (because they were born and not aborted) that they will never recover from for the rest of their adult lives, and should therefore collect Social Security effecitve immediately for their disabilities due to not receiving Kommy Care at the age of 4?

Liberals hate it when you talk their language, carressing these long words with the loving care of stirring your emotions to action? Don’t worry, as we speak, we will prove beyond a reasonable doubt, that we were wrong, the correct age is 3?

Rush Limbaugh’s Cigar Puffing,
You know its fair and you know its coming,
giving them their own words, with a dash of cunning,
like the Piper, playing the flute,
just hear what we say and you you’ll give a hoot,
you just know the truth won’t pollute,
here we go now say it again,
you can huss and fuss,
you can pout and plead,
but you can’t stop reading blogs like these?

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- ObserverOnTheHill
  Posted on February 15, 2013 at 7:19am
  Kommy Care = Obama stating he wants all kids in pre-school to start indoctrination early.
  
  Give me four years to teach the children and the seed I have sown will never be uprooted.
  – Vladimir Lenin
  
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dajones
Posted on February 15, 2013 at 2:12am
ackward and off-putting…maybe it’s a Tenn democrat thing. (Al Gore kiss)

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- Chuck Stein
  Posted on February 15, 2013 at 2:39am
  Then there is the Tennessee Republican way. Fred Thompson gets married in September 1959, at the age of 17 (to Sarah Elizabeth Lindsey). Their son, Freddie Dalton “Tony” Thompson, Jr., was born in April 1960. 7 months between September and April.
  The Tennessee Republican way is also akward — but honorable, not off-putting.
  
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Robert999
Posted on February 15, 2013 at 2:07am
Just the kind of behavior that can be expected from Democrats – illicit sex and illegitimate children. At least, unlike a lot of Democrat politicians, he didn’t sleep with another man, or at least once he didn’t. Thankfully, GOP politicians are better behaved – no illegitimate children from them.

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- Nlitend1
  Posted on February 15, 2013 at 3:50am
  I can’t tell if you’re joking….but any chance to mention the honorable mark foley, from…wait for it…Florida. Did you think I was gonna mention Jesse Helms, cause his illegitimate black child made more news than foley’s gay underage sex. Can you name what their scandals had in common? Foley was super anti-gay and Helms was anti-black.
  
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- Kupo
  Posted on February 15, 2013 at 5:26am
  NLITEND1
  
  Don’t forget Larry Craig, the Republican Senator from Idaho who was arrested for propositioning gay sex in an airport bathroom.
  
  Seriously, I’m a conservative and all, but I’m not about to pretend that all of the freaks and debauchers in our government have D’s in front of their names because it simply isn’t true.
  
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- Locked
  Posted on February 15, 2013 at 6:59am
  @Robert
  
  “Just the kind of behavior that can be expected from Democrats – illicit sex and illegitimate children…. Thankfully, GOP politicians are better behaved – no illegitimate children from them.”
  
  This… is a joke, right? It’s not a Dem or Rep thing; it’s a GOVERNMENT thing. The same morally flexible, underhanded, and ambitious personality that leads some men to think they’re entitled to consequence-free extra-marital sex is unfortunately also perfect for a life in politics.
  
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- Quiata
  Posted on February 15, 2013 at 7:17am
  Exactly, LOCKED.
  
  But it’s the democrats who will not acknowledge or be ashamed of their reckless behavior. They’ll find a way to embrace and celebrate it.
  
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CommentsOfWeThePeople
Posted on February 15, 2013 at 1:58am
Some how, I never got the message to send my father a pin up…nor has he ever gotten a thrill from one of my tweets. Yeah Cohen, like you could co-create something like her. Are you the umph in Meumphis?

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Ghandi was a Republican
Posted on February 15, 2013 at 1:18am
He’s still a pervert!

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- RIDEMODELS
  Posted on February 15, 2013 at 2:06am
  Somehow with all I know about Washington and college women suckered by certain politicians….I don’t think Marco Rubio or Paul Ryan to be a part of this pack of Horn Dogs……
  
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Guitar Master
Posted on February 15, 2013 at 1:04am
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
From THE REPORTER
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Now that, is a body !!!

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AmericaMustBeFree
Posted on February 15, 2013 at 1:03am
Well after looking at the picture, I wonder what kind of mother she had. Apparently the daughter wasn’t taught a thing about modesty!

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- Quiata
  Posted on February 15, 2013 at 7:01am
  And why exactly is Jane Seymour’s image shown in this article? Correct me if I missed it, but nowhere does the article identify the mother! The photo definitely implies that Mr. Cohen and Jane Seymour had a love child, who is now featured in a bikini.
  
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- glckgrl
  Posted on February 15, 2013 at 10:49am
  That’s what I thought. I am searching for a modest wedding dress and have yet to find one in my home state!
  
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Slowman101
Posted on February 15, 2013 at 12:47am
Hmmmmmmmmmm, this is a weird one. Sounds like there is the potential of a little inbreeding going on here!

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Witness1974
Posted on February 15, 2013 at 12:33am
All I can say is genetics took a holiday on this one.

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- DEFCON4
  Posted on February 15, 2013 at 1:16am
  @ Witness 1974,
  Just say’in, ” You gotta’ love those ‘holidays’. “
  
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- rambosharley
  Posted on February 15, 2013 at 7:03am
  @WITNESS…..Now that was funny! lol
  
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peteto1
Posted on February 15, 2013 at 12:21am
Sounds a little too much like Sen. Menendez and his tastes…..

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- RIDEMODELS
  Posted on February 15, 2013 at 2:08am
  This is all of Washington with our tax dollars…….Marco Rubio and Paul Ryan are very much the exception to this rule….I hope women in America can see through all this smoke that the MSM seems to be blowing in our faces.
  
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Chancellor
Posted on February 15, 2013 at 12:18am
Lets see if you or I didn’t pay child support for a year, not 24, we would be in jail…….

So for 24 years he never Acknowledged this kid or the mother and you would have us believe that the Mother never told him or asked for any help……………Like the commercial says….”When pigs fly”

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- Phantom611
  Posted on February 15, 2013 at 1:45am
  Not true! My father never knew I existed until I contacted him when I was 46 years old, about a year after I first found out that I was adopted.
  
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RaydocX
Posted on February 15, 2013 at 12:09am
Wait… He has an illegitimate child, hasnt supported her, says she ‘wanted Steve Cohen to be part of her’ and it’s accepted as nothing out of the ordinary… Usual behavior?!

So all John Edwards did was admit it when the child was a baby, not 24…

Sorry, the behavior was still weird, not what I’d want from any representative of the people.

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spirited
Posted on February 15, 2013 at 12:07am
Somethings just can’t be left alone

>…. and shouldn’t be.

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Xanderson
Posted on February 15, 2013 at 12:04am
It must have been a deep and meaningful relationship that they shared for his paramour to not even know that she was conceiving a child with a Lithuanian instead of the German Jew of her dreams. Our congress is chock-full of imbeciles. Heaven help us!!

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- Nlitend1
  Posted on February 15, 2013 at 3:57am
  Hmm. Do republicans request a long form birth certificate before having sex? It all makes sense now. That’s why Anne Coulter had to see my SS card before she gave me a BJ.
  
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- Xanderson
  Posted on February 15, 2013 at 6:55am
  No idea what the mom knew before having sex, I am referring to years later, as she”sees the German Jew” every time she looks at her daughter, and even if she asked for the LONG form, I doubt she got it from HIM :)
  
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- Max jones
  Posted on February 15, 2013 at 12:16pm
  NLITED? You sir. are one sick puppy. nasty too.
  
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Schteveo
Posted on February 15, 2013 at 12:01am
OK, once again, I have to ask The Blaze Editor(s), and this is a story here…WHY?

I’m an old dyed in the wool Conservative. But if the point was to make this guy look sleazy, it fell short. If it was to make Dems look sleazy, failed there too.

I’m missing the point.

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- The Big Mick
  Posted on February 15, 2013 at 12:11am
  Worked for me.
  
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- Welcome Black Carter
  Posted on February 15, 2013 at 10:00am
  Democrat politician has illegitimate affair, produces child he never knew he had.
  You’re right, not much of a stretch for a democrat.
  
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- Female
  Posted on February 15, 2013 at 10:47am
  I think the purpose of reporting the 24 yrold hottie is his daughter…clears him from being a 63 yrold leacherous dog to a 39 yrold who had been a ladies man at least one time, which produced a beautiful daughter?
  
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msjoe43
Posted on February 14, 2013 at 11:59pm
Move Along Nothing To See Here … The National Enquirer – wants to know!..

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- The Big Mick
  Posted on February 15, 2013 at 12:13am
  Nothing to see except how Joe&Schte want to rush us to “Move On” past it.
  Their indecent haste does give one pause to ask “Why?”
  
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neverending
Posted on February 14, 2013 at 11:55pm
Ah my – that wrong head always gets everything all messed up..

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PhineasJWhoopee
Posted on February 14, 2013 at 11:55pm
Even if it is his daughter, he could be doing her anyway. He’s a Democrat.

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- Xanderson
  Posted on February 15, 2013 at 12:07am
  Eewwww! You might be right though!
  
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- Nlitend1
  Posted on February 15, 2013 at 3:52am
  You are a child
  
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- Quiata
  Posted on February 15, 2013 at 7:13am
  It’s sad actually. His tweets sound like he’s desperate to establish a relationship with a child he had no idea existed. He needs take off the “guilty-I-need-to-be-your-friend” hat and put his DAD hat on.
  
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Fla.Patriot
Posted on February 14, 2013 at 11:54pm
Which just goes to show that while there is plenty of shady and immoral behavior that goes on within the Political Arena, not everything every Democrat does is unethical, immoral or illegal…just most of it. This speaks volume as to just how lack luster the media has become. With all the truly heinous things that this administration is doing, they can turn a blind eye, but they feel the need to cover this non-issue because it’s “sensational”. Makes you kind of sick, doesn’t it?

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servant100
Posted on February 14, 2013 at 11:54pm
After fourty years of this kind of Congressional idiocy…I am suprised at NOTHING this group of selfish idiots do in the freak show called the US government anymore…

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- SaturdaysWarrior76
  Posted on February 15, 2013 at 8:22am
  Sad but true. :(
  
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civilwarcometh
Posted on February 14, 2013 at 11:53pm
Here is a small interview with her…http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMakkhtvWyI

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GoodStuff
Posted on February 14, 2013 at 11:46pm
Ahh. Democrats.

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