Massachusetts GOP Lt. Governor Candidate Suspends Campaign After…

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorShawn Oliver, the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor in Massachusetts, was charged with drunk driving after police say his vehicle overturned in New Bedford.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWith us is crisis publicist Priya Lindqvist, calling from a yacht. Priya, how bad is this?

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   Priya LindqvistIt's the best thing that could have happened to this ticket.

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   Priya LindqvistFull disclosure, I've been on this yacht since Thursday, so I can't say I saw it coming, but I wrote the statement anyway.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorPolice say he hit five parked vehicles, two of them extensively damaged. Where's the upside?

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   Priya LindqvistFive parked cars, two extensively damaged. That's a man who showed up for the whole plaza. Full disclosure, I workshopped 'five' versus 'four' and five tests better.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorMike Minogue says he asked Oliver to suspend, and that when elected, he'll formally ask for Oliver's resignation.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo the plan is to win and then fire him.

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   Priya LindqvistIt's a two-stage rollout, Hank. Stage one, you vote. Stage two, we send a very polite letter. Full disclosure, I already picked the font.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe font.

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    Priya LindqvistGaramond. It says regret, but with a pension.

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    Priya LindqvistOliver's own statement said the election is too important to be overshadowed by personal matters, which is a lovely line for a man who is now the overshadowing.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorStill ahead, Kevin Bacon is tracking down his FedEx box. Priya Lindqvist, Crisis Publicist at Lindqvist Narrative Partners, thank you.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorBrock has the weather, and he says it's clear, which is more than Dartmouth Street was.