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OT: How and why did Barker defeat Dupree?

Houston Eagle

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Aug 11, 2005
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Did it take Dupree's buddy Fairley defrauding the federal government and going to federal prison to cause his supporters to abandon him? The last elections Dupree was like a cat with 9 lives...no matter what happened he got away with it....
 
Feds broke up that Fairley-Dupree regime! The Feds were carefully monitoring this Hattiesburg Mayoral election! Toby Barker has grass rooted this campaign for a while and got his supporters out!
 
The taint of Fairley's villainy - their close association, and/or the lack of his church-based turnout machine.

Hard to believe less than 10k voted.
 
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The part that I find even more incredible is that 44 people voted for Shawn O'hara. I once met him late at night working at a grocery store whilst he and a campaign worker were making a major purchase. I actually enjoyed talking to him as he could find a way to sell water to a fish. Sadly I think he missed his calling as an entertainer as he could do it with the best of him. I literally think he spends his time running for any political office that he can get his name on the ballot.
 
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