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Bonus Quote of the Day

October 2, 2014 at 1:00 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“I would definitely vote for him, I think it’s safe to say, otherwise I may not be invited back home for Thanksgiving.”

— George P. Bush (R), quoted by the Wall Street Journal, on whether he would support a White House bid for his father Jeb. He had previously said he was “staying out of the race.”

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