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Think back to the time, not many moons ago, when a gaggle of Republican politicians were making noises about how they wanted to be governor of Wyoming. Posturing, pronouncing and pontificating, they tried to stand out in a crowded field of hopefuls who had sugarplum visions of claiming the crown jewel in Wyoming politics.

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You know their names: Secretary of State Chuck Grey, Congresswoman Harriet Hageman, State Sen. Bo Biteman, State Treasurer Curt Meier, and a few other lesser lights were all touted as willing replacements for Gov. Mark Gordon. They had their own pep squads to champion them in social media posts and atop public soapboxes.

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