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H2O Man

(79,490 posts)

8. Right.

Reply to kcoates (Reply #1)

Sun Jun 28, 2026, 11:44 PM

8 hrs ago

It isn't a personal message. The politician has not taken the time to scroll through to find the author of the OP and sent a unique message. It is merely a product of an algorithm. Many of them will be getting an increasing number of them as the mid-terms approach. They are no more than a current version of robo-calls.

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