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At some point, he will say: Mail in voting was my idea, "I" did this

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Exactly, his defense against any attack always reads to me as “man I wish I’d thought of that.” He has no integrity whatsoever

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founding

Love the flip-flop shoes!

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Thank you for noticing this. I saw that tweet yesterday and was stunned.

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YUP!

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Congrats to the Cillizzas on another successful school year!

I had no idea about 2,000 Mules being pulled. I feel that should've been a bigger story- or maybe I just need to be better informed!

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Thank you!

And yes, the "2000 Mules" story needs to be a BIGGER deal!

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Yes, one of the supposed “mules” sued Dinesh D’Souza and Salem Media for defamation and won, as he was able to prove that he was legitimately dropping off ballots for himself and his extended family.

As has become typical for this election season, the mainstream media is too focused on ad dollars and won’t bother with a story about a news item from 2 years ago, and obviously Fox/OAN/Newsmax viewers will NEVER hear about it, as they never heard anything about Fox’s $787M settlement for defamation with Dominion Voting Systems…

Mark Twain was definitely prescient when he said, “A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is still putting on its shoes.”

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Trump wants Republicans to vote in person, on election day, so he can get an early lead. He can then cry "fraud/fix" when the mail in ballots are counted and he loses that lead.

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I think that’s exactly it!

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My advice to new parents (being the father of a 27 year old) is enjoy every moment and don't be in a rush. You can't believe how fast it goes.

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So so true. My son and daughter-in-law just had their first baby 13 days ago, our first grandchild. We are all over the moon with happiness and love, of course. I am trying to tell them, cherish each day as they will blink and he will be grown. The days are long at times, but the years are short.

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Chris, regarding your comment about your kids growing up to fast, last weekend we went to my granddaughter’s HS graduation. I’m not that old (well maybe I am). It seems like just yesterday I held her in my arms when she was as a newborn. They do grow up too fast. Cherish every moment (even the challenging ones).

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Man. It's so true. I am really trying.

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His opposition to mail in balloting lost him his second term. He’s nothing if not an opportunist and won’t make the same mistake again.

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Oregon is totally vote by mail and it is glorious!

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Wow, not having kids in school, it seems this school year has flown by. Glad it was another successful school year, enjoy the summer. We just had our first grandchild 13 days ago and it is so wonderful. We are all going to cherish each day, we know just how fast it goes. Hmmm, Trump has voted by mail before and it was always fine for him. Go figure. Ha!

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founding

ah, the good ole trump years. I remember it fondly. It went something like this every damn day.

Trumpy would say something totally outrageous and jaw dropping.

His minions, all 35% of them, would immediately take to social media and defend his comments as necessary, bold, important and vital.

We would point out the ridiculousness and crazyness of the comment, and they would call us libtards, and unpatriotic and failures at life who's parents didn't even know each other.

The following morning the White House Press office would issue a clarification totally flip-flopping what he said the day before.

His minions were stuck with their foot in their mouths.

Repeat every day for 4 years.

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Interesting to see that Trump has finally agreed to the conclusion that the RNC (pre-Lara-and-LaCivita) had reached, ie that disdaining mail-in ballots, given that his voters skew older, would hurt him in 2024 by depressing turnout.

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trump always voted by mail.

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Feel that. Wait until the kids are off to college, and then stop coming home for the summer. 😢

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