#EliotCutler twice ran for governor of #Maine (2010 and 2014), each time as an independent liberal, each time undercutting the #Democratic candidate and handing victory to the #Republican proto-Trumpist #PaulLePage. (His two spoiler campaigns pushed Maine to lead the nation in adopting #RankedChoiceVoting.) Cutler is now going to prison for possession of #ChildPornography.
https://www.bangordailynews.com/2023/05/04/news/hancock/eliot-cutler-maine-governor-horrible-secret-n6hjn1me0n/

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He was 10,000 votes from being governor. A horrible secret took him down.

Eliot Cutler's arrest for child pornography possession prompted a sudden fall from a lofty perch in the state’s civic arena.

Bangor Daily News
Couldn't happen to a nicer guy.
Child pornography fetishist #EliotCutler and his Jupiter-sized ego enabled #Trumplite #teaparty Governor #PaulLePage to run #Maine into the ground for eight years. This cluster*** set the table for the nation.
He'll spend nine months in county jail.
His insufferable 2010 and 2014 #thirdway supporters can pound sand.
https://www.pressherald.com/2023/05/02/eliot-cutler-to-serve-9-months-in-prison-on-child-porn-charges/
Eliot Cutler to serve 9 months in prison on child porn charges

The former gubernatorial candidate is expected to plead guilty on Thursday and begin serving his prison term on June 1.

Press Herald
Eliot Cutler to change his plea in child porn case. Spectacular fireball, meteorite falls in Maine. #Maine #Eliotcutler #meteor #cartoons