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"stiff competition"

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Unfortunately, it looks like Klannie Oakley won in CO-4. :(

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43% though so she is gettable!

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That would be SO wonderful if a D took the seat.

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I guess I haven’t followed Boobert closely, but I thought she was running in like 5th place due to her carpetbagger strategy. How things have perked up for boobsie McGee. I was kinda hoping Congress was soon to be rid of her, but I’ve lost any hope for Congress to do anything correctly anymore. It’s hopelessly compromised with special interest money and career partisans in their 80’s. Instead, I’m at peace with Congress being disfunctional. I’ll vote blue and be grateful for my own little world, which is healthier the less I let MAGA inhabit it in any way.

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Too many people in the race split that shit up, but it basically means she had a 67% Disapproval.

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Blech! While she is in a different district than me, she lives about 30 miles away. And now she's the Repug nom for that District....thanks Marcie for sharing insights about her repug competition. Seems pretty clear the GOP politicians are in a race to see who can be the most backward, grotesque, racist, slimy, criminal, hypocritical, ignorant, insensitive, bigoted, sleazy, smelly, cruel, gun loving, trashy, evil, disloyal, unpatriotic, racist loving, woman hating, anti-LGBTQ+, bottom dwelling, excuse for a human possible. That's something special, right there.

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I thought she'd blow it.

[I'll show myself out.]

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Yep, it's been called for her https://election.cpr.org/

Also, Trisha Calvarese is ahead of Ike McCorkle to be her Dem opponent (but not called as of 11PM EDT)

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"Beetlboob"?...stay classy Wonkette. Oh wait, we're discussing Bobert. Carry on.

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When I read.....stay classy Wonkette......I snorted beer out my nose and thought, "you've obviously never read Wonkette".......but then read the rest of you're snark.......well done!

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Thank you!

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I read it as "stay sassy Wonkette" which makes more sense, but excellent snark anyway!

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Ta, Marcie. My only response: 🤮🤮🤮🤮

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I think I'm in Co D4. She almost makes me puke

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I'm in CO-3 and I couldn't be happier that she left here.

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Please get a Dem in this time. Thank you.

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That’s disappointing. I hoped the district would revolt against carpetbagging. But also, fuck off, granny (oblig)!

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To be fair, 90 is the appropriate speed in the great emptiness that is I-70 between roughly Deer Trail CO and Colby KS, a run of about 180 miles. Damn trooper sitting in the passing lane like somebody’s Papaw, at a mere 85! Its entrapment I tells ya…

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If McCorkle hammers on Dobbs all day every day he will win. If he prevaricates he will lose. Voters will vote for the real deal over a poseur almost every time.

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:sigh: I was so hoping bolt-on Handy Oakley would be eliminated in the primary, but if she's going to win against a literal backed-up septic system of challengers, I will do what I can to help Ike McCorkle beat her like a rented mule in November.

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Same.

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Wait a minute. It took me FOUR HOURS to get the "finish first" joke in the headline?

How can that be right?

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I still don't get it. 🤣

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Thank you, Marcie. I was astounded to learn that she's expected to win the primary, but now I understand a lot better.

Do none of the other Republican alternatives come off as sane adults? If they do, I guess it doesn't help them any. Politics became a fucking reality show a while ago; outrageousness and impact are all that matter.

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What does this say about the voters in that district and/or about the other four candidates?

I mean, even leaving aside her embarrassing night at the opera, there is no reason whatsoever that I can even imagine why anyone would would think Bobo merits another term.

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