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I Have Been #Studying #Poker for Years. #VicePresident #KamalaHarris Isn’t #Bluffing.

If, as is usually the case after a #party holds its #convention, Ms. Harris continues to rise in the polls after the convention, she may find herself in a new position: the perceived front-runner.

nytimes.com/2024/08/20/opinion

The New York Times · Opinion | Kamala Harris Isn’t BluffingBy Nate Silver
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Schleyer folded like a chinaman in a laundry. Louie kicked back and lit a cigarillo that didn't have tobacco in it. Kabei got up and left without saying a word.
Blackie threw in his last twenty bucks and Louie matched.
"Don't you draw Queen of Diamonds, boy. She'll beat you if she's able." came out in a puff of perfumed smoke, a mix of a Polish and Texas accent.
"Gonna draw?"
"Stayink pat."
"You're #bluffing."
The Green Star shrugged and nodded to Blackie. 2/x
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