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The other day my oldest daughter sent me a text saying that she could get a ticket to go and see Donald Trump in Davenport, Iowa, asking if I thought she should go. Erin is our family’s resident Trump fan, but even if she wasn’t I would have given the same answer: “Yes, go!”

Erin's photo of the stage before things got under way yesterday. Erin’s photo of the stage before things got under way yesterday.

You don’t need to be a big fan of a candidate to go to a campaign rally; why wouldn’t you want a seat to see history in the making? I started thinking about the presidential rallies I’ve been to; the things I’ve seen… and I had to realize that I have been quite fortunate in the things and people I’ve seen. My first ever political rally was back in ’64 when first grader me went to see Barry Goldwater speak at Hollywood-Burbank Airport. I’ll never…

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