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    Matt Lewis‏Verified account @mattklewis 24 Oct 2016

    For the zillionth time, I'm not absolving the GOP of responsibility for Trump. What I am saying is that outside forces were egging it on.

    5:49 AM - 24 Oct 2016
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      1. John McLaughlin‏ @je_mclaughlin 24 Oct 2016
        Replying to @mattklewis

        And the GOP ran awful candidates, including Sen. Marco Rubio. Yes, Rubio, who deserves to lose his race for 2nd term.

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      2. Calvin Daniels‏ @calvindanielsll 24 Oct 2016
        Replying to @mattklewis

        it's called winning politics. Just as GOP pushed and exaggerated Sanders' chances to hurt HRC.

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      3. coffee260‏ @coffee260 24 Oct 2016
        Replying to @calvindanielsll @mattklewis

        Why does anybody give any credence to the pundit class? They are glorified palm readers with a bad track record

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      1. TrumpTapwaterIQ‏ @Consarefunny 24 Oct 2016
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        Matt with all due respect this is silly. Racism in the GOP has been standard issue as dog whistles. Trump used a horn is the dif

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      1. Marty Lederman‏ @marty_lederman 24 Oct 2016
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        Wasn't referring to "responsibility" at all; only to the odd notion that "real conservatives" don't support Trump--vast % do.

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      1. Theinternetcommenter‏ @webcommenter 24 Oct 2016
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        2/2 The fact that what he says is popular with your voters is perhaps worth more time than the fact that people could hear it.

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      1. Theinternetcommenter‏ @webcommenter 24 Oct 2016
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        What you continually choose to miss is that giving sunlight isn't necessarily egging on. 1/2

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      1. Zarina1‏ @zarnina56 24 Oct 2016
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        And like Donald WE took it😞

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      1. Michael Nickitas‏ @MichaelNickitas 24 Oct 2016
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        "somebody" rope-a-doped 17 primary candidates and the RNC? you must be kidding!

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      1. Peter Sperry‏ @PeterSperry 24 Oct 2016
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        Small (MSM) minds can only accept one cause for any outcome. Concept of multiple causalities for single event confuses them.

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      1. JUNE MCGAHA‏ @JBUGM 24 Oct 2016
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        Billy Bush egged it on with "boy talk" LOL

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