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lostincalifornia

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12. That is true. I have always been very leary of "populousists". They send out a populous message,

Reply to PatSeg (Reply #10)

Wed Oct 1, 2025, 12:53 PM

Oct 1

promise the world, seldom deliver, and can change on a dime, IMHO.

I also don't buy the reasoning by some that it was because of his stroke. Even after his stroke he was still talking his populist message during the campaign.

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Yeah, I was going to say the same thing PatSeg Oct 1 #10

That is true. I have always been very leary of "populousists". They send out a populous message, lostincalifornia Oct 1 #12

Good point about "populousists" PatSeg Oct 1 #14

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Some kind of pay off flamingdem Oct 1 #7

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Why do we always have a couple centrists Emile Oct 1 #13

It was more than a couple, and we barely were even able to get the ACA passed. lostincalifornia Oct 1 #15