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Maine: Jarody

Mon, 10/27/2008 - 21:22

Declared write-in candidates on the Maine ballot

By Jessica Alaimo, PolitickerME.com Reporter

There are a handful of declared write-in candidates for next Tuesday’s election, according to the Secretary of State’s office.

President:

  • Chuck Baldwin of Pensacola, Fla. and Darrell L. Castle of Germantown, Tenn. are running as members of the Constitution Party.

U.S. Senate:

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Mon, 08/04/2008 - 16:37

Jarody drops House run at behest of Republican Party leaders

By Jessica Alaimo, PolitickerME.com Reporter

A Republican former state House candidate said he was pressured out of running by leaders of his party because of politically incorrect online comments he had made on various Web sites.

Jarody, a 24-year-old from Augusta who only goes by one name, planned to run for House District 57 against incumbent Patsy Crockett (D-Augusta). GOP Party Chairman Mark Ellis and House Republican Leader Josh Tardy convinced him not to.

He withdrew, but in retrospect regretted the decision.

"I was a Ron Paul person, I was used to not getting their support," he said.

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