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calimary

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3. I can't help but suspect the aim, here, was to discourage Democrats from voting.

Reply to WSHazel (Reply #2)

Wed Jun 17, 2026, 02:01 AM

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Maybe the “meh, what does it matter anyway?” dismissal, giving up the fight before the fight officially begins, is what’s at work here.

If you can just get a wee percentage of your opposition to stay home in disgust, you just might actually pull out a win!

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