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There's so little information in the article it can easily be merged into the election article. imo this is a case of 'notable only for one event'. iow, his notability as a candidate doesn't extend to having his own article. I only worked on it earlier (adding the usual non-partisan links and a link
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who got only 31,000 total votes period in the election and received only a mere 1% of the vote. My understanding is notability does not go away. However, I would agree with RG I should just afd the other third partiers that get no votes rather then keep this guy who was really just a fill in
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gives no pass to failed candidates, and getting 37% of the vote against an embattled candidate is an old-fashioned asswhupping. What is the source, by the bye, for your assertion that this is a
Massachusetts OR a United States record for write-in votes? It is neither; go take a peek at the
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I would point out this individual received nearly 30,000 write in votes which according to the mass secretary of state is a United States and
Massachusetts Electoral record. Also, as this individual received 37% (837,813) of the vote and was covered nationally in for instance AP articles
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I dont see how he has done anything noteworthy enough to have his own article. Maybe a by-line that stated he did receive such and such number of write in votes would be appropriate on a page covering the election itself. Article seemed kinda biased even in the few words it does
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