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He wasn't the equivalent of an incumbent in 2016. That's apples and sardines*
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Posted by GMAW
on January 16, 2024, 12:29:34, in reply to "
Which is down from 75.7% in 2016*
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I’m surprised Vivek dropped, actually. It seemed his entire strategy was sticking around the hoop to become the replacement MAGA candidate if Trump goes to prison.
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and my favorite part of the campaign at the 10 second mark:
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here we go, weirdo iowa republicans.....
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suburbanmyth
January 15, 2024, 19:08:41
Vivek would have won if his people didn't do 9/11 and Pearl Harbor.*
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Warrin'_Illini
January 16, 2024, 12:50:18
It was clever of Nimrata to change her name, thus avoiding such problems. Same with Trump
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complainant
January 16, 2024, 12:58:09
This caucus process sounds like a miserable experience*
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bjl63
January 16, 2024, 9:36:34
I did it once in Washington before they stopped doing it*
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Sounder
January 16, 2024, 12:22:58
Same, in 2016. I left feeling hopeful for the future
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IlliniRunner
January 16, 2024, 12:24:47
2016 was a goddamned mess, the Bernie and Hilary people started shouting at each other
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ijustkrushalot
January 16, 2024, 12:56:26
One of my good friends from grad school was chief of staff
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Sounder
January 16, 2024, 13:01:35
I went in being Team Hillary and was really amazed at all of the Bernie support
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Sounder
January 16, 2024, 12:27:44
Also, so many white people. So many*
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IlliniRunner
January 16, 2024, 12:25:25
LOL, yeah it's really white
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Sounder
January 16, 2024, 12:29:04
went to the Republican caucus in Minneapolis in 2016. Was a pretty nice experience imo*
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ECEIllinois
January 16, 2024, 12:08:08
The evangelical influence is truly insane to me*
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Sounder
January 16, 2024, 9:31:23
It’s been there a while… the truly insane part….
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SurfTheBoneyard
January 16, 2024, 13:10:19
49 percent voted against Trump
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GMAW
January 16, 2024, 8:08:20
I disagree about Vivek. I think his voters will overwhelmingly flow towards Trump
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CanHartlebHireSnider
January 16, 2024, 12:39:01
I think they'll vote for Desantis. I don't think there's a whole class
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GMAW
January 16, 2024, 13:27:27
I just think most of these people will fall back in line pretty quickly
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CanHartlebHireSnider
January 16, 2024, 13:31:08
We'll see. I've never met a Vivek voter, so I'm just speculating*
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GMAW
January 16, 2024, 13:42:01
I've seen a handful of Vivek, Truth bumper stickers around here. All on Teslas
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opey8
January 16, 2024, 14:12:22
I’m guessing it’s a complex mix that doesn’t make a lot of sense.
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DT
January 16, 2024, 13:54:58
Which is down from 75.7% in 2016*
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timmer
January 16, 2024, 12:24:30
He wasn't the equivalent of an incumbent in 2016. That's apples and sardines*
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GMAW
January 16, 2024, 12:29:34
this is a very good point; imagine if biden's challengers were pulling 20 and 19.....
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suburbanmyth
January 16, 2024, 12:11:27
also it’s Iowa. they aren’t deciding anything*
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memyselfandillini
January 16, 2024, 20:48:07
Agree, except in this case I also think this is a really good point
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snipes824
January 16, 2024, 12:36:36
But I don't think the primary line in the Republican party is MAGA/Traditional 'Pub
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GMAW
January 16, 2024, 13:43:29
I don't care what Biden's polls say. Dobbs and Trump are going to juice turnout
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GMAW
January 16, 2024, 12:18:14
I hope and think you're right
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Sounder
January 16, 2024, 12:27:00
Grossly disagree. Base will turn out in droves and many disaffected Dems (see young and minorities)
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illini thunder
January 16, 2024, 12:24:23
disaffected dems will be plenty affected when the MAGA
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memyselfandillini
January 16, 2024, 20:53:00
The problem is still disinformation. There's a reason TikTok users and Epoch Times readers both
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complainant
January 16, 2024, 22:34:20
If the disafected Dems don't see there's a real choice here
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Sounder
January 16, 2024, 12:32:15
we couldn't get it any worse than tens of thousands of dead gazans (that GMAW doesn't want to talk..
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suburbanmyth
January 16, 2024, 12:35:55
Americans are selfish and couldn't care less about that
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Sounder
January 16, 2024, 12:37:43
While Trump would be thrilled if Israel bulldozed Gaza into the sea, stuff like this isn’t great;
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Toonces
January 16, 2024, 12:59:39
there was no reason for joe to go full-bibi in october, november or ever....
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suburbanmyth
January 16, 2024, 13:17:57
I will agree that his continuing to support Bibi in the last several months has been bad
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IlliniRunner
January 16, 2024, 13:30:53
there were ways to do it differently than the ferocity with which biden did it...
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suburbanmyth
January 16, 2024, 13:34:54
They just had 1000+ people massacred. Of course he had to ferociously support them in the aftermath
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IlliniRunner
January 16, 2024, 13:39:47
I'll add this is a shitty situation all around, and Biden hasn't done well with it
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IlliniRunner
January 16, 2024, 13:42:24
Right, Bibi was going to do what Bibi was going to do
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snipes824
January 16, 2024, 13:53:58
You must not be on Twitter
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snipes824
January 16, 2024, 12:43:48
You're very right about twitter not being the real world.
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IlliniRunner
January 16, 2024, 12:46:03
I agree with that and fundamentally understand that
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snipes824
January 16, 2024, 12:48:48
I'm basically to the point where I just don't care any more
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Sounder
January 16, 2024, 12:54:32
It will not be entertaining for me in any way, shape, or form*
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snipes824
January 16, 2024, 12:57:20
Sure it will, Trump is fucking insane
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Sounder
January 16, 2024, 13:02:26
i feel like only sociopaths miss those*
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assassin
January 16, 2024, 13:09:41
If the world is going to burn, might at least find some humor in it*
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Sounder
January 16, 2024, 13:15:46
Or, you could try and do something about it *
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illini thunder
January 16, 2024, 19:39:04
What do you suggest I do?*
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Sounder
January 16, 2024, 19:43:08
yeah, people who think Twitter is indicative of the real world
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Sounder
January 16, 2024, 12:48:30
I dislike far left progressives just slightly less than I deplore the far right
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Sounder
January 16, 2024, 12:45:44
it's not just far left progressives who are upset with joe on gaza; your buddies at pod....
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suburbanmyth
January 16, 2024, 12:47:59
I'm not happy with Joe on Gaza either, it's just not something I really care about
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Sounder
January 16, 2024, 12:49:22
why would you care about thousands of innocent civilians dying when....
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suburbanmyth
January 16, 2024, 12:55:59
why would you care about thousands of innocent civilians dying when....
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suburbanmyth
January 16, 2024, 12:55:58
Re: why would you care about thousands of innocent civilians dying when....
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Sounder
January 16, 2024, 13:04:34
murdering all those gazans isn't really helping either some would say
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assassin
January 16, 2024, 12:47:46
I mean, the thought of Trump being in charge of Ukraine and Israel decisions
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Sounder
January 16, 2024, 12:50:14
which is cold current comfort for the Palestinian-Americans of say, Dearborn Michigan
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assassin
January 16, 2024, 12:52:53
um, the disaffected ones do; you know the ones you just wrote off as getting what they
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suburbanmyth
January 16, 2024, 12:40:35
I'm just saying that if people don't show up to vote against Trump
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Sounder
January 16, 2024, 12:47:42
Not to mention that running up the vote total in Chicago does nothing electorally *
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IlliniRunner
January 16, 2024, 12:21:50
Dobbs has been proven to be a motivating factor in turnout even in red and swing states*
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Sounder
January 16, 2024, 12:33:54
Get back out there. Ledge Yoyo is FAR more entertaining.*
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complainant
January 16, 2024, 12:16:01
I think Vivek was always replacement MAGA 2028 and beyond
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bigbop85
January 16, 2024, 8:13:03
I think his presence in the race helped Trump
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GMAW
January 16, 2024, 8:18:08
Nikki won one county (where Iowa City is) by one vote, denying Trump a sweep of the state*
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ECEIllinois
January 15, 2024, 23:28:40
If one of Haley or Desantis drops, it might get interesting
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GMAW
January 16, 2024, 8:10:44
Narrator voice: it didn't get intresting*
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Sounder
January 16, 2024, 12:51:05
Would be hilarious if he quietly promised each of them Veep if they stay in the race. *
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doubledown
January 16, 2024, 8:17:10
That would be a great chess move
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TarheelIllini
January 16, 2024, 8:19:31
Rigged!*
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SurfTheBoneyard
January 16, 2024, 8:03:21
That's gonna stick in his craw.*
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complainant
January 15, 2024, 23:39:56
I don’t know. It’s pretty crowded in that craw. *
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doubledown
January 16, 2024, 7:19:47
To Iowa SoS: I just want you to find 2 votes which is 1 more than we have. Bc we won the county*
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UofIL6
January 15, 2024, 23:49:27
DeSantis giving a victory speech after losing by 30 and barely beating Haley
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CanHartlebHireSnider
January 15, 2024, 22:30:17
And Haley who finished 3rd says tonight made this a two person race*
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CanHartlebHireSnider
January 15, 2024, 22:44:33
I'll always remember Romney referring to finishing 2nd as winning a silver medal*
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ECEIllinois
January 15, 2024, 22:43:44
MSNBC calling RonnyD as #2 slightly ahead of Haley*
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UofIL6
January 15, 2024, 22:23:57
not great for Haley's momentum in NH*
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ECEIllinois
January 15, 2024, 22:26:47
Meh Vivek dropping out is a bigger deal
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CanHartlebHireSnider
January 15, 2024, 22:27:39
I want to see the final breakdown of dollars per vote.*
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complainant
January 15, 2024, 22:36:16
MSNBC not showing Orange Jesus’s speech:
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JeffFrank
January 15, 2024, 21:58:41
Hog fvckers are dumbasses*
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timmer
January 15, 2024, 21:07:50
Iowa picks corn, New Hampshire picks presidents*
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Sounder
January 16, 2024, 9:32:24
The percentage of Iowans who fuck their hogs is very low. Maybe even single digits. *
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doubledown
January 15, 2024, 21:31:33
Basically*
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LeatherneckIllini
January 15, 2024, 21:18:18
30% of Iowa caucus voters believe that Biden won the 2020 election, in ABC News poll*
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OB25
January 15, 2024, 20:56:16
the split between supporters of Haley/DeSantis/Trump is pretty stark
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ECEIllinois
January 15, 2024, 21:30:37
It’s startling how effectively Trump was able to engage everyone with a severe cognitive impairment
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doubledown
January 15, 2024, 21:41:22
including leftists still thinking that Trump will outflank Biden from the left*
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ECEIllinois
January 15, 2024, 21:51:41
cult cult culty cult*
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assassin
January 15, 2024, 21:32:53
Hopless*
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LeatherneckIllini
January 15, 2024, 21:18:41
Gruit?*
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IlliniOllie
January 15, 2024, 21:22:29
seems high*
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suburbanmyth
January 15, 2024, 21:01:12
Needle now projecting DeSantis slightly ahead of Haley in 2nd
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CanHartlebHireSnider
January 15, 2024, 20:44:38
WTF is wrong with Iowaians? They really want 4 more years of Trump?*
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bbonb
January 15, 2024, 20:12:45
Two-thirds think he won the 2020 election*
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RVA
January 15, 2024, 20:55:06
most of us are watching TV *
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ijustkrushalot
January 15, 2024, 20:15:55
Bops guy getting a participation trophy
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illini21
January 15, 2024, 19:44:24
I was told the country wanted to be like Florida*
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PapaDels
January 15, 2024, 19:57:35
I just spent six days down there and god help us if it does*
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ATL
January 15, 2024, 19:58:19
obligatory
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Jersey
January 15, 2024, 20:23:19
Lulz*
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PapaDels
January 15, 2024, 22:07:29
Yeah I’ll spend time on it’s beaches, but NFW I’d live there*
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PapaDels
January 15, 2024, 20:08:20
Sounds horrible compared to Peoria*
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CubsWonWorldSeries
January 15, 2024, 20:10:49
It really does, I’d rather stay here. We plan to retire to Michigan*
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PapaDels
January 15, 2024, 20:13:24
In the winter? Are you high?*
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bigbop85
January 15, 2024, 22:08:28
no, you just can't read
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assassin
January 15, 2024, 22:14:18
I’d love a Lakehouse there but too cold for me year round*
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CubsWonWorldSeries
January 15, 2024, 20:15:22
That’s when I would enjoy the beaches of FL or do other traveling.*
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PapaDels
January 15, 2024, 20:37:52
I’ve lived there. My parents have lived there for three decades. It is no bueno.*
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ATL
January 15, 2024, 20:12:21
My parents have lived there for almost 20 years and not sure if I ever want to live there
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CubsWonWorldSeries
January 15, 2024, 20:14:26
I mean you can understand why he might identify with a socially awkward guy who always punches down.
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ATL
January 15, 2024, 19:55:52
Early but needle projecting Trump >50%. Haley 2nd place
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CanHartlebHireSnider
January 15, 2024, 19:32:09
Seems he won’t be knocking trump out by Super Tuesday after all*
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John Coctostan
January 15, 2024, 19:52:42
Jeb, maybe?
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DT
January 15, 2024, 19:39:50
I could see Jeb but even then people were wary of another Bush
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CanHartlebHireSnider
January 15, 2024, 19:44:02
But I guess you could make a triumvirate of Florida boys all faceplanting. Jeb, Marco, Ronny*
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CanHartlebHireSnider
January 15, 2024, 19:45:04
Everyone always forgets Rick Scott
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ATL
January 15, 2024, 19:57:22
This is true as I don't remember him ever running for president?*
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CanHartlebHireSnider
January 15, 2024, 20:00:04
I think you’re right. I think he was thinking about it but never got in. *
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ATL
January 15, 2024, 20:11:22
After he put into an 'official' party document the plan to cut SS and Medicare, and
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larue33
January 15, 2024, 20:40:35
The bigbop effect *
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ATL
January 15, 2024, 19:33:36
I do like that the party of Steve King is celebrating MLK Day by nominating the guy who framed the
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ATL
January 15, 2024, 19:19:52
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