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Maine GOP Slams Dem’s ‘Warcraft’ Hobby

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Concerns about videogame character’s criminal activity.

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The state Senate race in Maine is really heating up after allegations that Democratic candidate Colleen Lachowicz ... plays World of Warcraft? According to a website run by Maine's Republican Party, the fact that Lachowicz’s videogame alter ego, an orc rogue, likes to stab people and steal their things with no legal repercussions raises questions about her “fitness for office.” Lachowitz, for her part, dismisses the odd allegations, claiming that her opponent’s party is just “out of touch.”

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