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Segments 1-2:\u00a0<\/strong> Ray and Todd Piro catch up on what they did over the weekend and talk a little bit about vacations in Gatlinburg Tennessee, and more.
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\nSegments 3-4:\u00a0<\/strong> Jonathan Bush (Candidate for Maine Governor<\/a>), Fay (Jonathan’s wife) and Nick (Campaign Staffer) catch up on what has been keeping them busy. They talk about bartending at Fletcher’s in Westbrook, where he will be today: DiMillo’s 12, Junction Bowl in Gorham @ and Red City Ale House in South Windham @ 6:30. They talk about the role of government, and more. Kristina Parker (Host of the \u201cWicked Smart\u201d ME GOP Podcast<\/a>, Communications Director for the Maine GOP) joins us as well.
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\nSegments 5-6:\u00a0<\/strong> Jonathan and Fay talk about the candidates and spouses and the comradery, the benefit of The Ray Richardson Show to the voters, Jonathan talks about his campaign, Bobby Charles, the Chris Sununu test. Vern Dukes joins the fun. The conversation turns to Travis Mills and people that run towards trouble, and more. Jonathan talks about his plan in a nutshell.
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\nSegments 7-8:\u00a0<\/strong> Ray and the gang welcomes candidate Janet Beaudoin (Maine House Candidate for District 94) and Kenny Cianchette (Candidate For Maine Senate for District 26<\/a> and owner of Erik’s Church<\/a>). She explains why she is running to represent Lewiston and her opponent. She announces that she is endorsing Ben Midgley, they talk about rank choice voting and how she is ranking, her opponent’s shenanigans, and more.\u00a0For more information on her campaign visit beaudoinforme.com<\/a> or find her on Facebook<\/a>.
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\nSegments 9-10:\u00a0<\/strong> Ray, Vern, Kristina, welcome Maine Gubernatorial Candidate Robert Wessels. They talk about how his campaign is going and the rank choice voting option. Retired Col. Ron Russell (Candidate for Maine CD 1<\/a>, former Army Ranger and Special Forces Green Beret) joins the discussion on RCV. Kristina invites everyone to the Maine RNC Unity Party. Robert and Ray talk about Ranking and getting people out to vote.
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\nSegment 11:\u00a0<\/strong> Chuck Ellis (Muddy Waters Podcast<\/a>, Chair Cumberland Cnty Republican Party<\/a>) join the party. Robert shares what and the end result of his scooter campaign tour, Ray asks him some policy questions.
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\nSegments 12:\u00a0<\/strong> Ray gives Robert Wessels the last word on his campaign and they talk about integrity, the need to also vote for the House and Senate candidates to bring sanity back.
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\nSegments 13-14:\u00a0<\/strong> Ray asks Col. Russell about his campaign, Rep. Chellie Pingree’s work ethic representing Maine in Washington.
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\nSegment 15:\u00a0<\/strong> Ray goes around the panel and the question was if and how they are ranking. He takes a call.
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\nSegment 16:\u00a0<\/strong> The panel talks about people that need your support at the ballot box. Ray brings up the DA’s that need your help to get elected. They get into the violence that is happening by kids and how it will escalate as they get older.
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