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I was seduced, and then I was dumped.

So goes the tale of my short-lived stint as an investment banker....

Here's a story that should haunt Democrats: several friends of mine were working for the Kerry Campaign in 2004, and in the days and weeks leading up to the election, everything they witnessed on the ground pointed to a Democratic victory. States like Ohio and New Mexico were littered with...