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rubbersole

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31. There isn't a viable replacement.
Fri Jan 23, 2026, 01:07 PM
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I always thought Brian Kemp would be the next in line. I wonder if the real money behind the repub party would risk another shallow suit after this fiasco. But it's making them insanely wealthier in the short term and that was/is the goal.

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