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Virginia Presidential Primary

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03.01.16 | 10:50 am

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<div class="comment-metadata"> <time datetime="March 1, 2016">March 1, 2016</time> </div> </footer> <div class="comment-content"><p>Carson is <em>on his tail!</em></p></div> </article> </li> <li class="comment even depth-1"> <article class="comment-body"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt="Avatar for robcat2075" src="https://forums.talkingpointsmemo.com/user_avatar/forums.talkingpointsmemo.com/robcat2075/64/10018_2.png" class="avatar avatar-64 photo avatar-default" height="64" width="64"> <b class="fn"><a href="https://forums.talkingpointsmemo.com/t/discussion-virginia-presidential-primary/33733" rel="external" class="url">robcat2075</a></b> <span class="says screen-reader-text">says:</span> </div> <div class="comment-metadata"> <time datetime="March 1, 2016">March 1, 2016</time> </div> </footer> <div class="comment-content"><p>Maybe all those years of being first in line in school alphabetically deluded the Bushes into thinking they were natural winners.</p></div> </article> </li> <li class="comment odd depth-1"> <article class="comment-body"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt="Avatar for lestatdelc" src="https://forums.talkingpointsmemo.com/user_avatar/forums.talkingpointsmemo.com/lestatdelc/64/10313_2.png" class="avatar avatar-64 photo avatar-default" height="64" width="64"> <b class="fn"><a href="https://forums.talkingpointsmemo.com/t/discussion-virginia-presidential-primary/33733" rel="external" class="url">lestatdelc</a></b> <span class="says screen-reader-text">says:</span> </div> <div class="comment-metadata"> <time datetime="March 1, 2016">March 1, 2016</time> </div> </footer> <div class="comment-content"><p>So… open question… what’s the worst case scenario results tonight for the GOP nomination fight, which would cause the most damage to the GOP going forward?</p></div> </article> </li> <li class="comment even depth-1"> <article class="comment-body"> <footer 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