Two of our esteemed gubernatorial candidates, the cowboy and the dilettante, apparently could not find ties for the first debate Wednesday night, showing up with dress shirts casually unbuttoned.
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Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
Spoken like a true pseudo-bohemian trust-fund dilettante, an archetype as old as dynastic wealth.
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