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Vogon_Glory

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3. That they do. Too many people treat elections like American Idol and popularity contests

Reply to Emile (Reply #2)

Wed Feb 5, 2025, 10:32 AM

Feb 5

If those voters voted to uphold the Republic or even just ignored the bull-slingers and voted for their own special interests the last several election cycles, today’s political landscape would be drastically different.

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Boebert's district is mostly rural and agricultural Vogon_Glory Feb 5 #1

Elections have consequences and Emile Feb 5 #2

That they do. Too many people treat elections like American Idol and popularity contests Vogon_Glory Feb 5 #3

Boebert's district is 3/4 urban getting it's population from those suburbs south of Denver which are very conservative. somsai Feb 17 #4