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Football has become a hot-button topic in the 2016 presidential race.

First, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush bragged about his 7-0 fantasy football team at the Republican presidential debate Wednesday night. One day later, Sen. Marco Rubio tweeted about Deflategate ahead of his Miami Dolphins' matchup with the New England Patriots on "Thursday Night Football."

Burn.

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