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5. or run as a repuke

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Wed Jul 8, 2026, 10:27 PM

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there he could be Secretary of Defense or president

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Someone with that many skeletons in the closet LisaL Wednesday #1

Too selfish. Too high on his own supply. yellow dahlia Wednesday #3

or run as a repuke Skittles Wednesday #5

Isn't that the truth? LisaL Wednesday #6

...or Supreme Court Justice. Iggo Thursday #69

It should've been over after the tattoo thing came up. FascismIsDeath Wednesday #2

Agreed. Senator is a serious job. He didn't match up to it. yellow dahlia Wednesday #4

His Reddit posts are anti fascist, I think the tattoo was just youthful military idiocy or tribalism blue_jay Thursday #18

It was the first of many red flags that were on full display before the primary even happened. FascismIsDeath Thursday #25

It was really obvious that he LisaL Thursday #31

If it was youthful military idiocy he could have covered it up many years ago. LisaL Thursday #32

He was either lying about moonscape Thursday #36

"His Reddit posts are anti fascist" TheProle Thursday #45

That's not the post I was referring to, clearly not about fascism blue_jay Thursday #68

he's saying if women drink it's their fault if they are raped Skittles Yesterday #70

Such irony in his opinion about rape and responsibility since he's Nixie 8 hrs ago #75

How about "Why don't black people tip?" MichMan 8 hrs ago #76

It SHOULD have been over when those rape apologist posts came up. niyad Thursday #54

If that happened first, I agree, the timeline isn't clear in my head because the red flags were so numerous. FascismIsDeath Thursday #56

It's good that he stepped aside. yardwork 11 hrs ago #74

He reminds me of someone, but I just can't put my finger on who. /s Raftergirl Wednesday #7

Exactly! yellow dahlia Wednesday #8

Was it the clearing brush on his ranch? Keepthesoulalive Thursday #20

No. It's not the shrub. Raftergirl Thursday #33

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I said many times I got Fetterman vibes from him... appmanga Wednesday #10

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so essentially Skittles Wednesday #14

Over and over again. yardwork Thursday #59

Give it a rest Cirsium Thursday #17

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OK Cirsium Thursday #34

Perhaps we won't continue to make the same mistake Keepthesoulalive Thursday #21

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OK here's the LESSON Skittles Thursday #28

Voters Cirsium Thursday #37

Voters chose him after prominent influential progressives like Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren came on board MichMan Thursday #40

Absolutely Cirsium Thursday #43

Sanders and Warren were fooled the same as everyone else apparently MichMan Thursday #44

Unusual case Cirsium Thursday #46

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no, we SHOULDN'T Skittles Thursday #61

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Hear! Hear! yellow dahlia Thursday #49

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Wasn't it his car that her body was in? MichMan 8 hrs ago #77

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Yes, seriously. CrimsonBight Thursday #62

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