Jarody

  • August 8, 2008
    Winners:
    Charlie Summers, Maine Taxpayers, Simone's Hot Dog Stand, , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
    Losers:
    Jarody, Portland Press Herald readers and employees
  • August 4, 2008 - 5:31pm

    Jarody drops House run at behest of Republican Party leaders

    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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