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Former allies were calling him yesterday's candidate. Wallets that once flowed with cash had snapped shut. In a straw poll of local business leaders on the week ballots were mailed, he finished sixth.
But Tom Mielke had an iron will, a simple conservative message and a 42-foot semitrailer filled with more than 1,000 yard signs from his past six campaigns.See the full content of this document
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Outspent Mielke Outhustled Gop Rivals in County Race
And most important of all: 86 percent of likely voters said they'd heard his name somewhere before.
So on Tuesday, Mielke sent his generously funded Republican opponents, with their professionally designed mailers and high- p...See the full content of this document
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