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Retrograde

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20. Neither does whoever wrote the headline

Reply to RussBLib (Reply #10)

Mon Jun 8, 2026, 12:06 PM

9 hrs ago

It’s not uncommon for close races to shift as votes are counted, and there are still outstanding ballots. The top two candidates get to slug it out in the November general election: it looks like Bass is comfortably ahead right now. The “socialist” and the “reality star” are vying for the second spot.

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