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Wouln't vote for canady due to judd endorsements. Even though Dr Houghton was a wonderful person and Judge Canady got SSI issued to my father in law. Tired of causasian blonde gop women. All bad news. Also brunette women legislators. If Walker is a lesser evil I guess I will vote for him.

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I knew this town was turning against me, but everything you write gives me proof it's not all in my head.

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Salma I disagree. The *town* is turning in the other direction, toward you. Don’t confuse petty politics with actual on the ground reality. The state’s turning against you. And me. Yes. But Lakeland’s generally moving in other direction within that, which is interesting. Pretty good explanation of that here. https://billytownsend.substack.com/p/is-the-matt-gaetzwill-harrelllakeland?r=56jld&utm_medium=ios So is the fear that Walker and Canady demonstrated

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I'm glad you're optimistic and that you believe such is the case. I'm really not feeling it; in fact, I feel now more than ever before the sharp push that makes me feel very out of place in this town (Here's an example: https://shedoesprofess.substack.com/p/a-letter-to-political-christian-americans). But I agree that "... a massive swath of our community — indeed basically all of it — exists outside the Lakeland Christian cafeteria, much less the cool kids table." I very much agree.

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