0_Apprentice
Hi, have you heard of the Democratic Party?
1_Wizard
Yes I have! It's actually one of the two major political parties in the United States.
0_Apprentice
That's true. I recently became a Democrat after years of voting for the GOP
1_Wizard
Wow! That's very interesting. I can't believe it dates clear back to 1854! What else do you know about it?
0_Apprentice
They really peaked in 2008 when Obama became president
1_Wizard
Definitely. During that time, conspiracy theories were also heavily circulated. One of them even stating that Obama shouldn't be president since he wasn't born in the U.S!
0_Apprentice
I think that was ridiculous. People say things just to make themselves feel better
1_Wizard
I agree. I often have counterfactal thinking (what ifs) on whether or not we'd be better off with someone else as president.