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markodochartaigh

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2. Why would a party controlled by their extremists,

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Mon Jan 19, 2026, 07:21 AM

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and beholden to the 80% of their voters who are extremists and their donors who are extremists do something stupid?

It sounds like Van Drew's privileged rose-colored glasses have blinded him to reality.

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