Alabama Republican Party to candidate facing child-sex charges: Quit campaign by Monday

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http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2012/06/alabama_republican_party_to_ca.html

Published: Friday, June 15, 2012, 12:45 PM Updated: Friday, June 15, 2012, 1:40 PM

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- The Alabama Republican Party today set an official deadline for Chuck Hunter to withdraw from a race for Jefferson County Circuit Court judge, as the Birmingham lawyer remained jailed on charges of soliciting a minor for sex.

The letter gave Hunter until Monday to withdraw from the race in the Nov. 6 general election against Houston Brown, the incumbent judge in the civil division seat based in Birmingham.

Otherwise, Hunter would face action by the party's candidate committee, T.J. Maloney, the state party executive director, said in a statement.

"If Mr. Hunter does not withdraw, the Candidate Committee of the Alabama Republican Executive Committee will hear, in short order, the challenge to his candidacy and make a determination of his ballot status," Maloney said in the statement.

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1. The list grows longer.....

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2. "I'm running for judge; gosh I hope nobody finds out I tried to sleep with a minor!"

I'm flabbergasted that people really can be this stupid...