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brooklynite

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Fri Aug 2, 2019, 04:33 PM Aug 2019

Gravel and his campaign teens end presidential run

Source: Politico

Former Alaska Sen. Mike Gravel is ending his quixotic bid for president, which was run by a pair of social media-savvy teenagers.

Gravel’s official Twitter account broke the news Wednesday, saying, “the #Gravelanche is not over. We’re gonna keep going.”

The campaign said it will donate its funds to charity and form a liberal think tank called the Gravel Institute to produce “leftist policy papers” on subjects including “ending the American empire,” “reforming our Democracy,” and “direct action by elected officials to end injustice and suffering.”

“As the campaign ends, we’re going to help build institutions on the left which can grow power, shape policy, and create strong activists for the long haul,” Gravel’s campaign wrote online.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2019/08/02/mike-gravel-end-presidential-campaign-1445250

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Gravel and his campaign teens end presidential run (Original Post) brooklynite Aug 2019 OP
The big ego defies any logic. What a foolish endeavor. Why would anyone send him money? Baffling redstateblues Aug 2019 #1
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