Evidently the D is slated to win and Richards was the only candidate willing to be a sacrificial lamb."It's absolutely untrue that we didn't know that or that Mitch hid that from us," he said.
Richards was selected as the party's candidate at a meeting at a Denny's restaurant in late June.
The only candidate to file for the primary had dropped out. The party then nominated a replacement. She dropped out. A third choice was offered the spot and refused. The party then turned to Richards, 30, who had previously run unsuccessfully for a seat on the Columbia City Council.
The next day's story in the Columbia Daily Tribune indicated that Richards had some libertarian views, but that Republican committee members felt it important to have a Republican on the ballot.
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I am amused though.