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nycbos

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3. The party didn't pick him. He's running as "an establishment candidate."

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Wed Oct 22, 2025, 05:10 PM

Oct 22

That is why I posted the Monty Python clip.

However, it's not mutually exclusive to think we should be thinking differently than a 77-year-old Senate candidate

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If a Republican had a nazi tattoo or said what he said... nycbos Oct 22 #1

You'd think left-leaning Maine Democrats would be able to find a true progressive candidate without all this baggage. sop Oct 22 #2

The party didn't pick him. He's running as "an establishment candidate." nycbos Oct 22 #3