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mercuryblues

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24. I am glad

Reply to WestCoastLib (Reply #23)

Mon Aug 8, 2016, 07:42 PM

Aug 2016

you put the quotes around smart. This is a sham. He can't even get on the ballot in many states. So the very same "smart" republicans know they are just throwing their vote away. The only positive that might come out of this is that he goes after trump to peel off his voters. Like Stein is going after Democrats.

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