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orthoclad

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17. More dems can win if

Reply to Cha (Reply #4)

Wed Jun 24, 2026, 08:19 PM

12 hrs ago

we stop trying to appeal to republicans and bring in the disaffected masses.

The US is 1/3 red, 1/3 blue, and 1/3 other. Do we want to favor red or other?

When people have a choice between imitation republicans and the real thing, the real always wins. Truman said something to this effect, nothing new.

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