Harris caps 40-year cycle of Democratic lawyer-candidates

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There is nothing lawyers like more than a lawyer-presidential candidate, which is why Democratic nominees for president are always awash in donations from legal offices.

In 2016, for example, lawyer Hillary Clinton and Democrats received $17.74 in donations from lawyers for every $1 given to former President Donald Trump. In 2020, it was $5.61 to President Joe Biden for every buck to Trump.

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