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How come most American catholics fervently support Trump, and denounce the devout catholic Biden? For an European like me this is puzzling, considering Trump's behaviour and moral standards are unchristian.

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Beastie Boys or A Tribe Called Quest?

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Do you think Kevin McCarthy is still speaker on election day in 2024? Polling from Punchbowl News mentioned 60% of hill staffers from both parties think he won't make it the entire Congress. If he isn't speaker how do you think that would it go down?

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Can a "sane" Republican ever win again, or are the MAGA forces that have now taken over the party now in control for the foreseeable future?

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What is your most recent ranked list of the 10 most likely candidates for 2024 GOP primary?

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Second question, pick a Democrat and a Republican that you admire the most let us know why (if you wish, of course).

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How will the likely Trump charge in New York affect his 2024 prospects? We all know his famous saying about shooting someone on 5th avenue but with an adversary like DeSantis could it be a real weakness as DeSantis could argue he's Trump but without legal problems?

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I'm wondering if a major reason Donald Trump is not being invited by DOJ is because it would help the GOP. Wouldn't the GOP love him to be indicted or even convicted (other than MAGA)?

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I love obscure presidential candidates. (I think I'm president of the Wayne Messam 2020/Mark Everson 2016 fan club). So who is your favorite wait, who tf is that candidate so far-

Steve Laffey (former one-term mayor of Cranston, Rhode Island!) or Perry Johnson? (Who polled 5 percent at CPAC!)

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What consequences do you foresee for the professional reputations and future employment opportunities of the Fox News employees whose internal communications have been revealed so far as part of Dominion Voting Systems' $1.6 billion defamation suit court filings? The prime time hosts: Tucker, Sean, Laura. The news execs/editors. The "news" anchors/producers such as Brett and Martha? Thank you.

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Edith! La Cheeserie to you good sir! In the wake of the whole Dominion outing of Fox News, where do you see political news coverage going in the near future? More echo-chambering or a pull back to objective coverage (hopefully)?

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Do you think that DeSantis has something up his sleeve that he'll be able to use against Trump? Does he have a strategy to persuade hardcore Trumpers that he's the better option?

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My husband thinks that the footage that Carlson showed should have been released to the defense attorneys of all the people who have been tried so far. He claims that the prosecutors "hid" it during discovery. Any thoughts?

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Hey Chris! Something I've been mulling over and would love to hear your thoughts on would be the future of news and communities. I'm worried about how the internet has siloed us into groups of people who think the same, and there isn't a ton of incentive to engage in good faith on our political differences. We see this nationally and also locally. What can journalists do, given this landscape, to build a forum where productive conversation on news and politics can actually occur in 2023?

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What did trump do with all those personal loans he had coming due?

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Do you think Georgetown can recover its basketball program? If so, how long of a contract will it take and does the alumni have the patience for the rebuild?

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