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WSHazel

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4. This may have been a rat fuck

Reply to canetoad (Original post)

Thu Jul 9, 2026, 01:05 AM

Thursday

By one of his campaign staff. Run a guy with a big ego, some family money, and wrap him with an “outsider” label. I think they knew his history, knew it would come out, and wanted that outcome.

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