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"\n\n Behold: an actual Republican endorsing an actual Democrat, and neither is John McCain or Joe Lieberman. Depending on your point of view, the video above is either (A) a genuinely encouraging sign that bipartisanship isn't dead, (B) an aberration so rare as to be the exception that proves the rule, or possibly (C) a blip in the Matrix. I really want to believe it's (A).\n\nDon Young, the Republican in question, has a reputation for being, well, an asshole. Young is now in his 20th term as Alaska's sole congressman and generally takes no shit and makes few friends. Gentle Mazie Hirono, the first Buddhist elected to Congress, is in her third term representing Hawaii's Second District. I don't pretend to know the history of their relationship, but as a Congress-watcher I'm truly surprised to see someone like Young not just praising Hirono\u2014which is rare enough\u2014but full-on endorsing her bid for Senate. That means something.\n\nHirono seems to have some great ads going. What makes this one so effective is the honest, important story it tells about working across the aisle to look out for native populations. As a bonus, Hirono gets to assert her independence from the dreaded albatross Nancy Pelosi (\"I had to battle my own party leadership,\" she notes), while at the same time defending Pelosi from Young's playful insults. The banter, which is so often stilted and unbearable in political ads, seems real here; you can tell that the two actually like each other. And that, in today's political climate, is the real eye-opener.\n\n Read more on Death Race 2012\n\nGQ Vets Mitt Romney's Running Mates So That He Doesn't Have To\n\nHunger Reads: Presidential Candidate or Unusually Handsome Cyborg?\n\n \"We Do Absolutely Anything They Ask\": How the NRA's Grading System Keeps Congress on Lockdown\n\nThe Obama Campaign Should Study This Video Closely\n\nFollow Reid Cherlin on Twitter for more updates from the campaign trail."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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