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Who was Maine’s best political villain of 2008?

The folks at Politics magazine sent out something this week to spread the word about results from a reader poll in which former vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin was named "best villain." Here are the results:

Sarah Palin 23%

Joe Lieberman 17%

John Edwards 16%

Michelle Bachmann 7%

Rudy Giuliani 6%

Ron Paul 5%

Elizabeth Dole 4%

Barack Obama 4%

John McCain 3%

Other 12%

Don't Know 3%

Turning to Maine politics, who was the best villain of our 2008 election cycle? Tom Allen? Susan Collins? John Frary? The beverage industry? The Legislature? How about Pat LaMarche and the casino folks? Or on the flip side, Dennis Bailey? Feel free to add to the list!

Statehouse reporter Susan Cover plumbs the depths of Maine politics to bring you the scoop on candidates, elected officials, parties and rainmakers.

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