For the presidential election of 1864, the Grant Club of San Francisco ... often turned their ballots into miniature works of art, using patriotic and partisan symbols to appeal to voters.

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Two political statues have mysteriously popped up in Washington, DC, drawing crowds of onlookers, just a week before Election ...

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