A newcomer to the political scene was campaigning for the office of assemblyman. Outside a homestead, he saw a young man and his sheep. He approached the man, ready to make his pitch for a vote.
Just as he was getting started, an old man called from inside the house. "Elijah Lee, get in the house. And who is that guy you're talking to?" "Says he's a politician, Pop," Elijah Lee said. "In that case, you'd better bring the sheep inside with you."
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