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betsuni

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28. Absolutely. That kind of damage to Democrats wasn't possible before.

Reply to W_HAMILTON (Reply #23)

Sun Dec 28, 2025, 09:48 PM

1 hr ago

Recently came across this old quote . Really hates the Democratic Party:

"I began the race as a 'spoiler.' Oh, how I love that word, with its implication of the sacrosanct nature of the two-party system. Would I take away enough votes from the Democrat to elect the Republican?"

I don't know why anyone thinks it's benign.

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