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genxlib

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2. ...Rep. James Talarico, is more likely to beat Paxton...

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Wed May 27, 2026, 09:58 AM

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The word "more" is doing a lot of work here.

I am not thrilled about Paxton winning that primary because it just means that an even more outrageous R/W asshole could get a national stage.

I would be more comfortable if the sentence could be honestly presented without the word "more"

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