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Ruby the Liberal

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20. No clue.

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Reply #14)

Sun Aug 25, 2013, 10:33 AM

Aug 2013

I quit trying to figure out large swaths of people voting against their best interests eons ago. Signs like "Keep the Government out of my Medicare" blow me away every time.

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+1 OmahaBlueDog Aug 2013 #5

Respectfully, you vastly overrate his appeal DemocratSinceBirth Aug 2013 #13

I hope you're right. I fear that you are wrong. OmahaBlueDog Aug 2013 #17

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Yeah, that's true about her... CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2013 #8

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