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vinny9698

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4. The majority of the GOP primary were in it for something else then the presidency

Reply to arely staircase (Original post)

Sun Jul 29, 2012, 12:09 PM

Jul 2012

Cain, Newt, Trump were in it to sell books, and make a profit for themselves. Bachmann, Paul, were in it to push an ideology.
The serious candidates did not have any sugar daddies to support them. So, Romney was able to outspend his opponents by millions

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No one vetted Mitt [View all] arely staircase Jul 2012 OP

I Bet His Daddy Corvetted Him When He Was A Kid...nt global1 Jul 2012 #1

You mean to tell me he was born on another planet? Turbineguy Jul 2012 #2

John McCain did C_U_L8R Jul 2012 #3

The majority of the GOP primary were in it for something else then the presidency vinny9698 Jul 2012 #4

that is a good point arely staircase Jul 2012 #5