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Using Westover's own former blogging persona, the good Captian [shown above] who for years was at his Blogger-helm wrote May 5, 2008, at MinnPost per this screenshot [shown below]:
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You may recall Aplikowski defining his niche in the GOP by labeling Jim Ramstad a "RINO" while also having little desire to let the Ron Paul people have a say a year ago.
Why all this, now, in Minnesota's Sixth District?
The third and last screenshot gives an answer.
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