(This joke was told by Ronald Reagan, so feel free to adapt it to your own political leanings.)
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A politician making his first run at the US Senate is making a campaign trip through the small farm towns in one area of his state. He's very nervous, because this area is heavily Democratic and he's unsure of the reception he'll get as a Republican.
He knocks on one farmhouse door, introduces himself and informs the gentleman that he is the running for the Senate on the Republican ticket. The man says, "We don't get a lot of Republicans in this area. Let me get a couple of my buddies up here. I'm sure they'll want to hear what you have to say. Wait here and I'll go make a couple of phone calls."
So the candidate waits patiently, looking for a spot from which to deliver his brilliant oratory. The highest spot on this flat piece of land, however, is a pile of "fertilizer". Not pleasant, but when 20 or so folks from the communtiy show up, he climbs the mound and makes a fairly good speech.
After the speech, the farmer says to him, "Thank you very much. That's the first time we've heard a Republican speech."
The politician answered, "Thank you for listening. That's also the first time I've given a Republican speech from a Democratic platform!"
