you said the story caused him to drop out of the race. the story ran in 2013. silky pony was last a candidate in 2008.
I'm not sure how to make it any clearer.
The story was 2008...see the Amanda Carpenter tweet from that time period.
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How’s this for sleaze (or hypocrisy). This gem is from Ms. Blacklist herself:
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3414208/posts?page=15#15