[Politics fact 1] The son of a US Governor is 6,000 times more likely to become a Governor than the average American and the son of a US Senator is 8,500 times more likely to become a senator than the average American.
[Politics fact 2] The Democratic Donkey originated from opponents of Andrew Jackson, who they frequently referred to as a jackass. Jackson rolled with it and used the donkey on his campaign posters and the image has stuck since.
[Politics fact 3] Sunol, California elected a dog as its Mayor in 1981. Bosco Ramos, usually known simply as "Bosco", was a black Labrador retriever and Rottweiler mix who defeated two humans to win the honorary mayoral election in 1981, serving until his death in 1994.
[Politics fact 4] North Korea has its own version of the Ten Commandments called The Ten Principles for the Establishment of a Monolithic Ideological System which consists of total and complete devotion to Kim Il-Sung.
[Politics fact 5] A completely blind atheist named Thomas Gore was Oklahoma's first US Senator.
[Politics fact 6] India has 814 million registered voters, 900,000 polling stations and takes India 9 days to Vote for the government. Indian Voters also get to record their displeasure with all the candidates, with the introduction of the “none of the above” option on the ballot
[Politics fact 7] In the elections for mayor of Rio de Janeiro in 1988, the population was so unhappy with politicians, that a well-known monkey (Macaco Tião) of the local zoo received over 400,000 votes.
[Politics fact 8] Lady Astor, the first female British MP, was constantly at odds with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. During a debate, she declared that if married to him, she'd have poisoned his tea. Churchill responded 'Madam, if I was your husband, I would drink it.'
[Politics fact 9] Dan White, the killer of Harvey Milk and the mayor of San Francisco, was charged with Voluntary Manslaughter rather than murder. The Defense had argued that White's mental state was impaired by depression, as proven by him recently eating sugary foods. This became known as the "Twinkie Defense."
[Politics fact 10] George Washington warned the American Public of four things in his Farewell Address: Sectionalism, Political Factions, National Debt and Foreign Influence.
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