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ProfessorGAC

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6. Not Seeing It

Reply to Bumbles (Original post)

Sun Jun 14, 2026, 04:21 PM

Yesterday

The Failure had the advantage of a base that is susceptible to blind loyalty.
All Platner needs to do is stay consistent to party philosophy while attracting the majority of the middle.
He doesn't need to be a Pied Piper.

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