# H.L. Mencken was right.

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [November 9, 2016, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/h-l-mencken-was-right/771187 "2016-11-09T13:14:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/h-l-mencken-was-right/771187/1 "2016-11-09T13:14:53Z")

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> On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart’s desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.

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**Author:** ![janeslogin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/h-l-mencken-was-right/771187/2 "2016-11-09T17:33:33Z")

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[- H. L. Mencken

The Baltimore Evening Sun, July 26, 1920]([http://www.wisdomquotes.com/quote/h-l-mencken-8.html](http://www.wisdomquotes.com/quote/h-l-mencken-8.html))

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**Author:** ![marshmallow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@marshmallow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marshmallow)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/h-l-mencken-was-right/771187/3 "2016-11-09T20:24:44Z")

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That already happened in 2000.