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moniss

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25. Yes indeed my oversight but he could be anything else

Reply to thesquanderer (Reply #21)

Sat Jun 7, 2025, 03:21 PM

Jun 7

like a Senator or governor. I think this is very much about setting up a political organization that can receive massive donations and be under his control so that he doesn't have to spend as much of his own money and still have massive influence and the additional wedge of threatening primaries in order to siphon votes against someone who isn't to his liking.

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Just another flavor of DENVERPOPS Jun 7 #8

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Treat him lonely bird Jun 7 #31

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80% of the Nazis on Twitter Bluetus Jun 7 #17

Actually, Gallup says we're 28% Dem, 28% Repub, and 43% Independent. thesquanderer Jun 7 #22

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Bingo! PortTack Jun 8 #34

Bait-and-Switch no_hypocrisy Jun 7 #3

Musk is constitutionally barred from becoming President. Shipwack Jun 7 #24

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I, for one, would like more than three. The Madcap Jun 7 #26

Once it's over two, there will be more than three. And in a Parlementary system it works, it compels ompromise. marble falls Jun 8 #35

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The Republican Senate, DENVERPOPS Jun 7 #9

Yes and no. Irish_Dem Jun 7 #10

The most un-American person in the country is calling it what? Wonder Why Jun 7 #11

You can easily guess who will be moniss Jun 7 #12

Musk can't run for president, he's not a natural born citizen. (n/t) thesquanderer Jun 7 #21

Yes indeed my oversight but he could be anything else moniss Jun 7 #25

These a-holes have been doing a lot of unconstitutional stuff they supposedly can't do nt IronLionZion Jun 7 #33

We already have a sane party, FElon. It's called the Democratic Party JHB Jun 7 #13

Deport him. He can form the American Party from south africa travelingthrulife Jun 7 #14

A new fascist right wing party which will siphon off half of the votes now going to the Republican fascist party. Gary 50 Jun 7 #16

Any political party Eloon is involved in Quanto Magnus Jun 7 #18

I might take Muskrat's proposal seriously generalbetrayus Jun 7 #19

They forgot the "Nazi" between "American" and "Party" Mysterian Jun 7 #20

Surprised he didn't go for the National Party. ToxMarz Jun 7 #23

Please, proceed mr. Simpering billionaire. my Javaman Jun 7 #27

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That's why I'm all for it, but it won't have the power he thinks Javaman Jun 7 #32