{"id":59372,"date":"2008-01-01T06:30:51","date_gmt":"2008-01-01T14:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=59372"},"modified":"2024-10-29T20:55:40","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T20:55:40","slug":"leftists-turning-right","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/leftists-turning-right\/","title":{"rendered":"Leftists Turning Right"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">How amusing, I often smile, that a breed of racer I associate with conservatism generally speeds around to the left. 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