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Wounded Bear

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32. Don't see how Reich can compel any Dem to use his numbers in a campaign...

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Thu Nov 20, 2025, 11:44 AM

Nov 2025

Great sounding idea, but candidates will run their own campaigns, for better or worse.

Congresscritters and candidates for the job need to morph those numbers into facts that fit their local district. All politics are local.

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