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More McMorrow! I don't know what's going on with Michigan lately, but they have raised such a great crop of politicians.

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Everyone should keep an eye on Mallory McMorrow’s political trajectory. She seems to get it. Two weeks from now when America gets over the kink of not voting for a woman president Mallory McMorrow could easily become our third female president. Right after Kamala Harris and Gretchen Whitmer.

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Did Mallory praise Kid Rock?!? Iggy Pop could still kick his ass. Michigander in the house.

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I loved when Mallory McMurrow suggested not having a -D after her name when it's displayed on TV. One tiny step toward less polarization. Wow. What an inspiration she is! Thanks for having her on.

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Mr. Graham,

Re: Your MTP failure this weekend.

Just to be completely clear, you're the problem...not me or people like me.

You try to bully 'us' and treat us like we're stupid. We're not. We've listened to what you've said and there's no consistency. The equivocation is unacceptable. The outright unapologetic lying that YOU are supporting is unacceptable. You know some people actually believe some of that stuff, and you're counting on it to secure those votes. If you told the truth, to someone that could discern it, you'd lose their support. The R party is dependent on the portion of the population that will believe the lies of the party.

There's a bunch of us ex Republicans that KNOW you're not being honest with us and that's what's frustrating. So...what the hell am "I" doing as a Republican voting for Kamala.

It's simple, we're rejecting you and supposed leaders like you.

It was a good question, but a little off target. I'm no longer a Republican and likely to not be one again. It's not because I was particularly attracted to the Dem side. More like I was driven away.

"Leaders" like you and McConnell have put party over country. "Leaders" like you and Rubio have decided to gut back down the bile that's risen in your throat, so you can remain relevant. "Leaders" like you, Halley, and Mace equivocate so you can defend your record of what you said and when you said it.

I have no faith in you telling the truth. You certainly didn't do that Sunday. Your apology is ante for me listening to you with an open mind. I'm not hopeful.

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I'm surprised you didn't pick up on the fact that Trump pretending to be a fry cook is the same as Trump pretending to be a business mogul.

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JD Vance is a clone of Trump

The pathological, lying and spreading of misinformation so smoothly is unbelievable.

JD Vance Totally supports the 2025 plan. It is clear he is the one the 2025 people want to be the president when Trump is out of the way.

Watching Kamala Harris and Liz Cheney together speaking about country above party is amazing

Too very amazing women

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As long as he has breath in his body and a social media presence he will never be irrelevant.

He still commands a solid base of "true believers" who can make or break many Republican politicians at Trumps command.

How much of the RNC will be under his control after 2024?

If there is a Republican majority in both houses of Congress he will have enough influence to shape their legislative response to a Harris administration.

No doubt he will probably never run again but he will definitely determine who his successor will be and there are many preparing and competing for that accession and what better way to do that than to obey his every demand?

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Hey Bill, sorry to nitpick but Moldova does not share a border with Russia. It's sandwiched between Ukraine and Romania.

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I was going to drop the same comment! At first I thought Bill was referring to the 1500 “Russian” soldiers in Trans-Dniester, but then it was clear his geography was off. Still, there was an interesting story last week about the Russians using the Moldovan port on the Danube to smuggle in operatives and money - so even if they don’t share a border, the Russian malign reach is long.

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Lindsey Graham is the worst example of a representative of this country. He glommed onto John McCain when he thought heroic service members would be valued in SC. Now he’s onto Trump because he doesn’t want to be primaried. The man is a disgrace.

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Dropping this here again: WE'VE GOT THIS, TEAM. VOTE NOW, reach out to all your networks and hammer this home, voting early and driving the #s in October is the key to winning, keep pushing this to everybody, hit them a few times with it. Also, let's shore up the votes of all the young folks in our lives -- think through all of them, reach out to them, get them to commit to voting early, we can do this, we just need to vote!!!

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I doubt Trump knew anything about the German-American Bund having a rally at Madison Square Garden in 1939. I think this is Donnie from Queens fulfilling a lifelong dream, nothing more

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There are some indications that Fred Trump (Drumpf) Sr. may have dallied with the Bund or at least businesses associated with the Bund in NYC

https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1910/S00036/the-america-of-trumps-father.htm

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Loved her statement regarding focusing on party. I’m old enough to remember Newt Gingrich and “party first”. I was young and disliked it. The Republicans took a turn which was not the right way to go back then. Teamwork is the right way to go. We do not all agree but we are all Americans and should work on reaching common goals.

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I love Mallory. I wish we could see her on the national stage, but I also love her commitment to her state. She could have been just a single news cycle person. I'm so happy that she's shown herself to be more than that. She's got the talent to go far. Great conversation. 👍

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Do you remember Mallory McMorrow's "We Will Not Let Hate Win" speech from April 2022? She is the best of the best!

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When Lindsey Graham emotes like he did on NBC, the fuel seems to come from the need to bury his own conscience. See also his performance at the Kavanaugh hearing.

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Regarding Lindsey, he should wear a bracelet that says WWJMD. (What would John McCain do) I'm sure John is spinning in his grave.

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