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FreeState

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46. Thanks for the data

Reply to Celerity (Reply #45)

Thu Sep 14, 2023, 06:26 PM

Sep 2023

It's fascinating to me. I was raised LDS and served a mission. Three out of eight kids have now left. I have a coworker who has seen 8 of 11 leave. It could not happen soon enough - it's so nice to have some of my siblings back (I left in the 90s).

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Mitt Romney will not seek reelection in 2024 [View all] In It to Win It Sep 2023 OP

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Keep dreaming FreeState Sep 2023 #19

True, but we need to have a candidate in that race anyway Bucky Sep 2023 #24

Yep - and it will help with name recognition in the future FreeState Sep 2023 #25

yes................. The GOP has a glaring Mormon problem Celerity Sep 2023 #45

Thanks for the data FreeState Sep 2023 #46

yw FreeState Celerity Sep 2023 #47

Evan McMullin is a Mormon. Celerity Sep 2023 #36

That doesn't matter - they won't support a democrat FreeState Sep 2023 #41

Evan McMullin is not a Democrat, he was a lifelong Rethug until Trump, then he went Celerity Sep 2023 #42

If they aren't GOP they won't support them FreeState Sep 2023 #43

fair enough Celerity Sep 2023 #44

More like 30 Polybius Sep 2023 #37

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That was my take Retrograde Sep 2023 #15

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