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The best of frenemies
"I am running as an “Independent candidate,” they declare, and it's not just a statement — it's a detonation. Or so they think it is. Every candidate who declares this firmly believes they hold some moral, political high ground against the party they’re leaving. It’s usually a lot less complicated than that. Where the ideological sails constantly tangle…
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