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jgmiller

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23. This is always the problem and they rely on it

Reply to Scruffy1 (Reply #6)

Sun May 17, 2026, 11:50 AM

15 hrs ago

Voter apathy is real, people love to complain but then when they have to do something so simple as voting they don't do it. It used to be that people thought it was their duty to vote now they think it's a chore but they will happily waste hours scrolling on their phones or watching reality TV every day.

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Sen. Cassidy knocked out of Louisiana Republican primary as Trump-backed Letlow, Fleming make runoff [View all] BumRushDaShow 23 hrs ago OP

WTF is wrong with some people? not fooled 22 hrs ago #1

And Kennedy was always a sneering nasty SOB but apparently not enough. BumRushDaShow 20 hrs ago #2

? What happened with Kennedy? Buddyzbuddy 20 hrs ago #3

I used to see him in hearings BumRushDaShow 19 hrs ago #4

Thank you, I agree that he is very slimy. Buddyzbuddy 11 hrs ago #36

He, MAGat Mikie Johnson, and suck-up Steve Scalise BumRushDaShow 11 hrs ago #37

Kennedy voted to impeach Trump early on. ananda 18 hrs ago #5

Cassidy did but Kennedy voted to acquit for both impeachment trials BumRushDaShow 17 hrs ago #11

Sorry. ananda 15 hrs ago #19

It's the "dy" at the end! BumRushDaShow 15 hrs ago #21

Kennedy is the fake Foghorn Leghorn persona (Oxford educated) Hassin Bin Sober 12 hrs ago #35

Thanks ananda 10 hrs ago #39

About 400,000 total votes. Scruffy1 18 hrs ago #6

This is always the problem and they rely on it jgmiller 15 hrs ago #23

Sadly more Repugs showed up to vote GreenWave 13 hrs ago #34

I bet Rep. Julia Letlow is a nasty piece of work. BradBo 18 hrs ago #7

Get low with Letlow... BattleRow 14 hrs ago #31

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I wondered about that. Thanks. question everything 15 hrs ago #22

A sitting Senator losing his or her primary is quite rare Polybius 16 hrs ago #12

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our brains are boiled nt Geechie 13 hrs ago #33

The bombshells of primarying incumbent Senators were in 2010 BumRushDaShow 15 hrs ago #20

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Not surprising since MAGA now comprises 100% of the republican base PSPS 16 hrs ago #13

Swap one reprehensible excuse for a human for another. paleotn 16 hrs ago #14

So sadly true mountain grammy 15 hrs ago #16

Food is their only saving grace. I do love it. paleotn 15 hrs ago #17

Oh yeah. mountain grammy 14 hrs ago #29

And music... dsharp88 10 hrs ago #38

I don't know what mgardener 15 hrs ago #18

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the concern is --- azureblue 14 hrs ago #28

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