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Did they also change their name, to No Candidate?
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Or to âAll Hot Air and Thanks for the Donations!â
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Really? If so, good.
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https://www.politico.com/news/2024/04/04/rfk-jr-january-6-00150681
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.âs presidential campaign walked back a line in a fundraising email sent to supporters Thursday afternoon, which described people detained for storming the Capitol in 2021 as âJ6 activists.â
["That] statement was an error that does not reflect Mr. Kennedyâs views. It was inserted by a new marketing contractor and slipped through the normal approval process,â campaign press secretary Stefanie Spear said in a statement
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No Labels got no takers. Obviously political hacks are lazy and donât want to work even for a good wage.
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HuhâŚ
Have we started a Fucking Wall Street Journal thread yet?
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Having KM as a close associate has to count for something positive?
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Trumpâs endorsement of the proposal came hours after a prominent ally, Charlie Kirk, rallied his large social media following to pressure Pillen and Nebraska state lawmakers to advance the legislation. Pillen issued a statement of support within hours.
(free link)
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Sure, it does⌠Although there are some who certainly have their own criticisms of Mike from the leftâŚ
I like Mike, but I appreciate FDâs criticism of him.
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So⌠most people think the economy in their state is better, but they also think the overall US economy is worse.
In other words, personal lived experience vs. doomsaying from the media.
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Oh, I agree Mike isnât perfect, but Iâm way too privileged to criticise the choices any person with less might make.
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To be fair, I think heâs doing okay these days! He has a pretty successful music career and has investments in other things, too (which is part of FDs criticism). Plus, he came from a family that wasnât wealthy, but they werenât really dirt poor either - a solid middle class family, I believe.
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True, but I am more privileged purely by being melanin deficient.
That aside, I need to read up on the subject, but it doesnât completely surprise me that he isnât another Boots Riley politically. Hip hop is about storytelling (among many other things), so I donât take everything a rapper rhymes about at face value for sure 
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All true enough! And of course, his music is still fantastic and heâs a great rapper (working with the best white rapper in the game)âŚ
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So, not Snow?
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No! 
But⌠here is the primary essay that Signifier did about white rappers in generalâŚ
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