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jmowreader

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8. Richard Petty once ran for Secretary of State of NC, and lost

Reply to groundloop (Reply #7)

Wed Jan 25, 2017, 05:27 PM

Jan 2017

Carl Edwards has two strikes against him: he'll only be 40 years old come the election, and Missouri has no shortage of experienced Republican politicians who can thump him in the primaries. After the first year or so with Trump, I think people will realize why giving national office to someone who's never been elected to anything is a bad idea.

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