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Jail Cell To Statehouse: The Unbelievable Comeback Of Joe Morrissey

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June 14, 2019 2:18 p.m.

On Tuesday, a piddling number of eligible voters in Virginia came out to vote in the Democratic primaries. But those who did propelled Joe Morrissey, a former inmate convicted for having a sexual relationship with a 17 year old, to a primary victory — and almost certainly the statehouse.

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