Traditional Political Outcasts

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Since the beginning of our country, the presidential races have been primarily dominated by the traditional politician. As time goes on, change is expected, but even the most forward thinking person could not have prepared for what is taking place at this moment. Never before has there been a presidential race that shows the traditional politician becoming a political outcast. The way the presidential race is turning out makes a traditional politician almost seem counter-culture. Business experts such as Donald Trump, Jeb Bush and Carly Fiorina, Doctors such as Ben Carson and Rand Paul, Military Veterans such as Lindsey Graham, a minister such as Mike Huckabee, and a lawyer such as George Pataki make up a majority of the Republican Party and

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