Westbrook, MAINE -- In case you missed it, Republican political strategist Lance Dutson is warning his fellow Republicans against the “second-coming” of Paul LePage: Republican gubernatorial candidate Shawn Moody.
Calling Moody “a dishonest person” for contorting himself and abandoning his past positions at the whim of a D.C.-consultant to run to the right, Dutson writes that “a dishonest person in a campaign will be a dishonest person in elected office”, as LePage’s experience has beared out over the past seven years.
“Moody is the second-coming of LePage, the allegedly straight-talking businessman who will whip Maine’s government into shape and make our state as successful as his auto repair garages. LePage’s campaign team is remaking Moody in his image,” wrote Dutson. “He’s gone from being a proud independent to being sold as an anti-immigration, ‘lifelong conservative’ who will appeal to the angry fringe of the GOP primary electorate. [...] We’ve seen this story already. We’ve seen what happens when we elect a person who has no respect for the truth. It does not go well.”
To read Dutson’s full column in the Bangor Daily News, click HERE.
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