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mwmisses4289

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7. Thank you for this post!

Reply to indusurb (Original post)

Thu May 21, 2026, 08:57 AM

Thursday

Too many are acting like we have already won, when the election hasn't even happened yet. This is the same thing that happened with Clinton and Harris: we all believed we had it in the bag, then the rug was pulled out from under our feet.
Not sure what to do, short of hoping whatever deity is out there strikes them down, but I plan to vote.

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