Okay, I'm going to set the stage for you. See if you can figure out the identities of the candidates I'm describing and in what contest they're fighting.
Candidate A is self-made and for the most part, historically a Democrat with a strong lean towards populism. While campaigning, Candidate A is very vitriolic with rhetoric against the establishment and works to ensure that the bureaucracy is wrested from their control and government power is returned to the people.
Candidate A is wildly popular amongst supporters and that fire is stoked with words and deeds. At the same time, the opposition views Candidate A as brutish and despotic. Candidate A declares disgust for the intricacies of politics, despite being well-versed in them.
Some of Candidate A's views are controversial in their racial overtones, At the end of the day, Candidate A's ruthlessness will possibly ensure success.
Meanwhile, Candidate B, though a contemporary of Candidate A, is the younger of the two. Candidate B is a Republican and a devout Christian. Though not known as an inspiring orator, Candidate B is known for having principles and working tirelessly and sacrificially to see those principles bear fruit.
From humble beginnings, Candidate B made a career of fighting for what was thought by supporters to be a righteous cause. However, those opposed to that cause despised Candidate B all the more because of it. Some might have even killed Candidate B, if given a chance, out of hatred for the cause, as well as the person.
Who are these Candidates? What is their contest? Who wins?
Well, Candidate A is Andrew Jackson and Candidate B is Harriet Tubman, the contest is for who gets top-billing on the face of the $20 bill and if you've been following current events, you should know already.
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