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but the rest of the media (larger papers, TV etc.) did not find it newsworthy at the time.

"Elected GOP Politician a Pathological Liar"
Gets a lot more clicks than another article about a politician running for office that got caught in a lie.
Who vetted this guy? I would think political parties have people whose job is to do nothing but vet candidates and make sure they don’t lie…too much. >

Apparently his Democratic opposition and the local paper had dug into his mysterious financing and raised questions about it, but the rest of the media (larger papers, TV etc.) did not find it newsworthy at the time.