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Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine join hands as balloons drop on the last night of the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.

At the DNC, Dems Launch a New Left — Right into the Center

With the GOP in Trump-afflicted disarray, the Dems have wrested the mantle of strength, security and stability away from the right with ease.

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