With the presidential election less than four months away now, it’s time for everyone to ask that timeless question: Are you better off now than you were four years ago?
For Democrats and Lincoln Project Republicans, the answer to that question is an obvious one, but for other Republicans, as well as some independents (are there really some left?), perhaps less so.
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Well said! All truths! Unfortunately there are those who wouldn’t recognize the truth Irving fell on them.... members of the Cukt of Drumpf!
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