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Pope, 70, told us that she thought King used to care about Long Island, but now cares only about Trump.

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“I became more involved, educated and more aware,” Kimick said. She was inspired by presidential candidateHillary Clinton’s post electionbook, What Happened, when she read it over the summer. In the book, Clinton counseled Americans to look at local elections to “fix things,” so when Kimick’s son told her about Grechen Shirley’s campaign, she researched her candidacy.

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