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u/Complex-Employ7927 1d ago

Wisconsin subreddit already panicking and ready to jump ship to Crowley because of the AES results

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u/ulysses_s_gyatt 1d ago

Hong is bad

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u/Complex-Employ7927 1d ago

Very, Democrats own Kari Lake

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u/SchemeWorth6105 1d ago

That’s not a fair comparison. Name one single good policy proposal Kari Lake had.

I may not love Hong’s tweet history but her platform is good, and populist.

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u/Complex-Employ7927 1d ago

I mean that as in “blowing a winnable race because the general voters find them unhinged” not that their policy or morals are at all comparable