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By Alex Koppelman
Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008 16:30 EST

One election that wasn't about the lesser of two evils

Via Serious Eats, this Colorado Senate race, between Bob Bacon and Matt Fries, may have been the best ever.

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John Scalzi

Clearly, I would have voted for Bacon. But frankly, I sort of wish he had lost, because then someone could have made bumper stickers and T-shirts that read "Don't Blame Me, I Voted for Bacon," and that would have been awesome.

― Alex Koppelman

Posted in: 2008 Election

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