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electric_blue68

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60. Very cool. It was a different era. I supported those two because...

Thu Dec 8, 2022, 01:49 PM

Dec 2022

Lindsey bc the Democratic Candidate (🤔 ? Mario Procaccino) was more conservative on Social issues.

Jake Javits - more hazy in memory probably not changing more liberally on certain issues is my guess.
I'll have to look up that race. 👍

🤔 The only politian who's house I visited with other young Democratic activists was Ted Weiss.

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