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DonViejo

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Sun Dec 16, 2018, 10:02 AM Dec 2018

Hillary Clinton writes letter to 8-year-old girl who lost class president to male classmate


BY AVERY ANAPOL - 12/16/18 08:47 AM EST

Former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton penned a personal letter to an 8-year-old girl who lost her race for class president to a boy.

Clinton wrote to console Martha Kennedy Morales after the third-grader lost the election by a single vote, according to The Washington Post, which confirmed the letter's authenticity with a Clinton spokesman.

“As I know too well, it’s not easy when you stand up and put yourself in contention for a role that’s only been sought by boys,” Clinton wrote in the letter.

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Martha lost her election to a popular fourth-grade boy in her mixed-grade class at Friends Community School, a private Quaker school in Maryland. She was named vice president after six ballots were found to be filled out incorrectly, losing a second election by one vote.

“While I know you may have been disappointed that you did not win President, I am so proud of you for deciding to run in the first place,” Clinton wrote to Martha. “The most important thing is that you fought for what you believed in, and that is always worth it.”

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Hillary Clinton writes letter to 8-year-old girl who lost class president to male classmate (Original Post) DonViejo Dec 2018 OP
Has Mo Dowd or Ruth Marcus attacked Hillary for this act of kindness yet? comradebillyboy Dec 2018 #1
This made me smile Gothmog Dec 2018 #2
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