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9. Hmmm

Reply to WhiskeyGrinder (Original post)

Fri Jul 3, 2026, 11:16 AM

Jul 3

I still think Mills would have been a better General Election candidate against Collins given she's proven she can win statewide there. But unfortunately she didn't fire up the base.

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