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When Herbert Hoover ran for president in 1928, the Republican party promised his victory would assure the prosperity of  “a chicken in every pot.” This week, Republicans proffered a similar pledge to America.  

Hoover won, and in 1929, after a decade of GOP rule in Washington, Republicans did deliver something foul to Americans. It wasn’t the much-anticipated cooking hen. It was the Great Depression.

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