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Dem4life1970

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8. Less than half...

Reply to LisaL (Reply #5)

Sun Apr 27, 2025, 09:14 PM

Apr 2025

...and you can make the argument in 2016 Russia did help elect him, which made him competitive in 2020 and 2024. Had he lost (as Trump and company intended btw-I think
his whole run was a branding exercise gone wrong), he would've faded into insignficance
or taken the place of Rupert Murdoch.

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I "admire" Trump for his loyalty... [View all] Dem4life1970 Apr 2025 OP

Just bdamomma Apr 2025 #1

The russian people are still suffering under putin. Perhaps you meant the top 0.01% erronis Apr 2025 #3

Yes, bdamomma Apr 2025 #4

Simple for me Iamscrewed Apr 2025 #2

Russia didn't elect him. LisaL Apr 2025 #5

the STUPID half Skittles Apr 2025 #6

only about 30 percent. He did not even get 50% of the votes cast. niyad Apr 2025 #7

Less than half... Dem4life1970 Apr 2025 #8