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hermetic

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Wed May 16, 2018, 11:12 AM May 2018

Woo hoo!! Paulette for the win!

Paulette Jordan claimed victory in the Democratic gubernatorial primary

She vowed that “never again” will Democrats have to vote for the lesser of Republican evils. She promised to fight “with every single ounce of my life” for access to health care and better education and to preserve the wild lands that make Idaho so special.
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The 38-year-old former state legislator is definitely a change for Gem State politics. If elected to the state's highest office — and that’s a big if in this ruby red stronghold — she would be the first woman to hold the job and the first female Native American governor in the United States.


http://www.idahostatesman.com/news/politics-government/election/article211125709.html



On the other side of the aisle, slimeball Raul Labrador failed at his chance to oppose her for governor this November. Buh bye, creep.
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Woo hoo!! Paulette for the win! (Original Post) hermetic May 2018 OP
Yes, cool shenmue May 2018 #1
YAYYYYYYYYY niyad May 2018 #2
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