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Maine Tea Party Falls to Mugging Coup?

Not really sure what to make of this story. Apparently the Maine Tea Party movement was taken over in a quasi-parking lot mugging. Earlier this week Tea Party leader Amy Hale (of “Maine Patriots”) posted a message that said …

I was cornered in the parking lot by 10+ people and told that bad things would happen to me if I did not give them the password and hand over Maine Patriots. Therefore, I no longer have control of Maine Patriots. Amy

And since then it’s gotten even weirder.

Josh Marshall

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