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Loser

He does not wear life

As life should be worn,

 

And seems not to think

That we should be kind,

 

That people need hope,

And not resentment,

 

That honesty wins

Over packs of lies.

 

If he gets the nod,

We are all losers.

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The President You Deserve

Turn out in November, don’t hesitate;

Sit on your hands and it may be too late.

Scruples don’t mean you just sit and observe,

If you want the President you deserve.

 

Though candidates will never be ideal,

The better one seeks to rally and heal.

To occupy the White House is to serve,

Choose wisely the President you deserve.

 

Respect for democracy and its ways

Shou...

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Joe

A gracious, shrewd commander,

He was one of America’s best.

His courage and his honesty

Raised him up above the rest.

 

Now is the time to pass the torch

To a sharper generation,

To keep alive his legacy

And take forward a great nation.

 

For spiteful, ugly ideas tread

Upon Washington’s hallowed ground.

The politics of angry lies

Risks engulfing all around.

...

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November

I’m gonna win big, so big, this time;

I’ll notch up a record score.

There’s no way, trust me, there’s no way

That the other side will get more.

 

Our democracy is sacred,

To say otherwise is a sin;

So I will accept the verdict,

Provided, of course, that I win!

 

If I should lose, I will cry foul,

Alleging there was massive fraud;

I don’t need any evidence –

I...

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