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crispydukes t1_j5taodd wrote

Reply to comment by oliver_babish in Former Philly Mayor John Street endorses Rebecca Rhynhart by ConfiaEnElProceso

>but I think the extent to which he was content to leave the rumors of his availability out there raises questions.

He officially said he was not running.

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oliver_babish t1_j5tei07 wrote

After a few weeks of allowing open speculation and courtship.

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A_Peke_Named_Goat t1_j5tox9b wrote

lol, only in 2023 when all of our minds are completely ruined by social media would a 'few weeks' be considered a long amount of time in politics.

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oliver_babish t1_j5ttom0 wrote

Welcome to politics.

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A_Peke_Named_Goat t1_j5u13gw wrote

flipside is that because our attention spans are so short, now that he has put an end to the speculation its basically as if he never wavered on not running. Now its all speculation on if he will endorse and who, and if he does endorse someone we will forget about all the speculation just as quickly.

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oliver_babish t1_j5u4vg7 wrote

Pretty much. (Same with the now-ended Vincent Hughes flirtation with running.)

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