Maine Republican group attacks one of its own for ‘race baiting’

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http://stateandcapitol.bangordailynews.com/2015/10/16/maine-republican-group-attacks-one-of-its-own-for-race-baiting/

A Republican group that is trying to re-orient the direction of some Republicans in Maine has called out Rep. Joel Stetkis, R-Canaan, for “race baiting.”

The group, which calls itself Get Right Maine, is run by Bobby Reynolds of Manchester and Lance Dutson of West Falmouth, both of whom are former staffers for Republican Sen. Susan Collins. Since its founding over the summer, much of the group’s activity has been focused on criticisms of Gov. Paul LePage.

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In a comment in an online forum that has now been taken down, Stetkis referenced a woman named Maulian Smith, a member of the Penobscot Nation who is involved in trying to convince Skowhegan High School to eliminate “Indian” as its mascot.

“Would you want $15,000 of your hard-earned tax money to be given to someone like Maulian Smith to run as a candidate for the State Legislature or $60,000 for the Senate?” wrote Stetkis, according to Get Right and news reports.

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