Looks like my favorite Republican is crossing the party divide this election...
Rep. Wayne T. Gilchrest, ousted after nine terms in a bitter Republican primary campaign last winter, will cross party lines today to endorse Democrat Frank M. Kratovil Jr. in the 1st Congressional District.
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Posted by Jack Sterne, jack@oceanchampions.org
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