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Pototan

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8. Politically

Reply to Greg_In_SF (Reply #5)

Wed Feb 18, 2026, 11:58 AM

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He has a contested primary and an upcoming general election.

I've been involved in politics all of my adult life. If my candidate was publicly exposed as having an affair with his aide, and then she committed suicide by lighting herself on fire, I would evaluate our campaign as in "deep trouble".

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