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Hassin Bin Sober

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38. I'll maintain, to the day I die, we would have been in far worse trouble if the election came down..

Sat Jan 23, 2021, 07:21 AM

Jan 2021

.... to one state, Pennsylvania, like many thought it would.

With one state to focus on, the propaganda could have been much more effective. With more moral “cover” we may have seen more serious legal weight behind the lawsuits instead of the bumbling Rudy circus.

Arizona and Georgia saved our asses.

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I'll maintain, to the day I die, we would have been in far worse trouble if the election came down.. Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2021 #38

Georgia, then Pennsylvania, and Arizona? BelieveCassandra Jan 2021 #45

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