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rayiner 3 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Abundance isn't going to happen unless politicians...

Dan Quayle also had a law degree, but he was also dumb. And he passed the bar the first try, unlike Harris.

dctoedt 3 months ago [–]

> And he [Dan Quayle] passed the bar the first try, unlike [Kamala] Harris.

Harris took the California bar exam. It's notoriously difficult. AFAICT, Quayle took the Indiana bar exam.

pcwalton 3 months ago | [–]

Huh, California's bar exam has a 54% pass rate, while Indiana's has a 73% pass rate. TIL!

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