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Flowersa Posted 14 years ago
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First Family

Hi, What they meant here with "First family? Any special meaning to that?

"The Clintons saw themselves as the party’s de facto First Family. As the patrons of two generations of Democratic politicians for whom they’d raised stacks of cash, providing aid and comfort on the path to prominence."
  

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Hi, The term is commonly used by Americans to refer to the President of the USA and his family. ) The term is used here by the writer to indicate how the Clintons saw themselves in the Democratic party. Clive

  • Hi, The term is commonly used by Americans to refer to the President of the USA and his family.
  • ) The term is used here by the writer to indicate how the Clintons saw themselves in the Democratic party.
  • Clive
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Hi,

The term is commonly used by Americans to refer to the President of the USA and his family. (A little joke is that their dog is 'the First Dog'.)

The term is used here by the writer to indicate how the Clintons saw themselves in the Democratic party.

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