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senseandsensibility

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18. I think there is something to what you say

Tue Feb 24, 2026, 03:01 PM

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In this environment where the media will be scouring only the Dem candidate for any whiff of scandal or even something they can ridicule while giving the R a free pass, that may be our only option. But even if we play it safe like that it's no guarantee. When the media wants to it can blow the most trivial thing into a major problem. Remember the Dean scream? That being said, I like Lamb.

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