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Who’s that candidate?
Who’s that candidate? That is a question you may want to ask yourself the next time you go into the voting booth during the Republican primary election. Who’s that candidate who will stand for the Constitution? Who’s that candidate who will act as a servant of the people? Who’s that candidate who will actually serve…
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