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2016 Postmortem

Floyd_Gondolli

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5. Four years of race bating

Reply to Drunken Irishman (Original post)

Wed Nov 7, 2012, 08:31 PM

Nov 2012

That assured a high minority turnout. I said 4 years ago when they started that birther shit it was pure gold for us. Never in my wildest dreams did I think they would continue down that path for so long. Hell, they started it and it went away for a little while and then they brought it back! There was a price to be paid for it and the bill came due last night.

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WHAT ABOUT THAT DEMOCRATIC ENTHUSIASM GAP? [View all] Drunken Irishman Nov 2012 OP

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Four years of race bating Floyd_Gondolli Nov 2012 #5

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