There’s one word you hear again and again in conversation with John Deaton.

If.

If he runs again. If he seeks the endorsement from the power brokers at the state Republican Party. If there’s a primary. If there’s enough enthusiasm from the GOP rank-and-file and from conservative-leaning independents.

If.

The two words that can change everything pop up nearly 10 times over a 25-minute conversation, appearing so frequently that Deaton, 58, just laughed when MassLive asked him if he had stretched ahead of a wide-ranging interview this week.

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Here’s one more ‘if’: If things unfold as expected, the Marine veteran and crypto lawyer from Swansea will return to the campaign trail during an

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