When Abraham Lincoln voted on November 6th, 1860 - he supported every statewide and local Republican candidate on the ballot. Except for himself; he cut his own name off the ballot before voting. Not many candidates would take such a deferential step in modern politics, not even me.
However, one modern statesman has constantly deferred to the will of his peers, and avoided the arrogance of voting for oneself on national television like so many have thoughtlessly done again and again. This man, such as Honest Abe was, is a natural born leader, and also like Abe: cannot be tainted by claims of pompous indifference.
241 members of the House Republican Conference voted for Ohio Congressman John Boehner in Wednesday's election; not one member voted against him.
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