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JBTaurus83

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1. As a gay man

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Sat Apr 18, 2026, 11:46 PM

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This seems a bit silly to me. If the district has a large GLBT community and they decide not to support the gay candidate, that’s their choice. You aren’t owed a seat just because you’re gay or any other group. The voters can decide, and many times an endorsement from someone else doesn’t even matter much. Trump is an exception of course, because they are a cult.

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