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8 Oct, 5 tweets, 1 min read
Hogwarts houses of the U.S. presidents.

Discuss.
My personal view:

Gryffindor: JFK, Reagan, both Bushes, Clinton
Hufflepuff: Carter, Biden
Ravenclaw: Ford, Obama
Slytherin: LBJ, Nixon, Trump
Elections since 1960, as Hogwarts houses:

1960: Gryffindor beat Slytherin
1964: Slytherin beat Gryffindor
1968: Slytherin beat Ravenclaw
1972: Slytherin beat Gryffindor
1976: Hufflepuff beat Ravenclaw
1980/84: Gryffindor beat Hufflepuff
1988: Gryffindor beat Ravenclaw
1992: Gryffindor beat Gryffindor
1996: Gryffindor beat Hufflepuff
2000: Gryffindor beat Ravenclaw
2004: Gryffindor beat Gryffindor
2008: Ravenclaw beat Gryffindor
2012: Ravenclaw beat Slytherin
2016: Slytherin beat Ravenclaw
2020: Hufflepuff beat Slytherin
As a Ravenclaw, this is a rough list to look at. We just can't catch a break in presidential elections. Obama was like the one time we were on top.

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