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hamsterjill

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49. I want a clean, point-driven and vigorous primary season.

Reply to Unrepentant Fenian (Original post)

Thu Feb 26, 2026, 11:30 PM

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I want to hear ideas; not personal insults.

I want to hear strength; not just bravado.

I want to hear resolve; not just empty promises.

I want to hear creativity; not just the same old, stale ideas.

And I want to hear what each candidate will offer in order to take this country back to safety and security for those living in it, and what they will do in order to keep something like Trump from happening again. I want my rights to be the same in every state just as a man's rights are. I want law and order and justice restored. I want someone who not only wants to be President, but understands that being President means they work 24/7 for the people. I want someone who will make me proud to be an American again.

Then...I'll make a decision as to who to vote for.

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