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50. The two questions...

Wed Feb 25, 2026, 12:25 AM

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1. Does the candidate have the ability to make the deep structural changes needed to rebuild the Republic?
2. Does the candidate have the inclination to make the deep structural changes needed to rebuild the Republic?

I'm going with the one who checks those two boxes. So far, I see one that clearly checks the first and one who clearly checks the second. I'll be listening in from the North and getting my absentee ballots.

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