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Dan’s the Man, Now

LAST SUMMER, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR DAN PATRICK WAS NECK deep in a dehumanizing and convoluted political brawl over the ability of transgender people to use the appropriate bathroom. It was the kind of thing that seems to give the former talk radio yakker his greatest thrills — and he lost. Ever since, Patrick has been uncharacteristically quiet. He’s dipped into primary races and national politics here and there, but mostly he seems content to let

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