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  "textContent": "It was a cynical process that effectively gutted the idea behind primary campaigns: GOP leaders picked their candidate and told GOP voters who it would be.\n\nThe post The fix was in: Republican senator announces retirement as part of a cynical gambit appeared first on MS NOW.",
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