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1. Irony is that Vance succeeded by gaining education

Reply to appalachiablue (Original post)

Wed Oct 14, 2020, 11:35 AM

Oct 2020

The very thing that Clinton was mocked for by his crowd in 2016.

He also had a grandmother in his corner. Many children don't have such a grandma.

Finally, I bet a bit of "affirmative action" went on to help him achieve his goals. Ivy League colleges like to achieve some level of diversification, so did that consideration enter into his admission.

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Irony is that Vance succeeded by gaining education exboyfil Oct 2020 #1