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Unpopular Politicians, Bike Paths etc. – Wednesday’s Roundup

By Bill Sprouse | April 10, 2019

Matt Friedman at Politico has an amazing story on “phantom candidates” in Camden County, an old practice where people who aren’t interested in holding office filed to run for election just to make the ballot more confusing and protect incumbents, in this case the Norcross Dem machine.

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