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smirkymonkey

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3. Weld is the ONLY republican I have ever voted for in my life.

Reply to C_U_L8R (Reply #1)

Fri Sep 30, 2016, 05:37 PM

Sep 2016

He was running for Governor in MA against John Silber, BU President, who was just a nasty piece of work and more like a typical republican than Weld. First and last time I voted republcan. But he is what a traditional republican should be. He's not bat-shit crazy like the rest of them.

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we are fortunate bill weld is not heading the libertarians. [View all] drray23 Sep 2016 OP

Weld is a rare creature C_U_L8R Sep 2016 #1

Weld is the ONLY republican I have ever voted for in my life. smirkymonkey Sep 2016 #3

Me too. Atman Sep 2016 #5

how does polling at 15-20% make him not a spoiler? unblock Sep 2016 #2

indeed. drray23 Sep 2016 #4

the ONLY reason the Libertarians are polling as well as they are, is marijuana legalization. Warren DeMontague Sep 2016 #6