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PatSeg

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22. Anyone paying attention back then

Reply to malaise (Reply #13)

Mon Jun 1, 2026, 11:30 AM

9 hrs ago

knew he was a clownish buffoon with no moral compass whatsoever. Even the media treated his initial campaign as a joke, a publicity stunt.

No one thought he could win, but being he put on such a spectacle, the MSM started giving him much too much attention. Ratings tend to upstage responsible news reporting. Plenty of blame to go around.

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Anyone paying attention back then PatSeg 9 hrs ago #22

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