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Former Kentucky state treasurer and gubernatorial candidate Jonathan Miller, who now writes and tweets under the sobriquet “The Recovering Politician” (@RecoveringPol), apparently isn’t all that willing to let politics go. He’s still sending email to his old campaign list, which includes an email address that has not been live since 2003, long before he was running for governor. The ESP is Vertical Response.

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From: Jonathan Miller <Jonathan_Miller@mail.vresp.com>
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Subject: Why Kentucky Basketball Matters
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Friend:

I thought you’d enjoy this essay I wrote –
http://cts.vresp.com/c/?JonathanMiller/<xxx> for The Huffington Post explaining why Kentucky basketball matters. Just click here to read it. –
http://cts.vresp.com/c/?JonathanMiller/<xxx>

For a couple of years, I’ve been trying to articulate why a team of college hoopsters brings such joy to a state of 5 million. More importantly, I’ve been trying to explain why the team’s success is so important to the state’s well-being, its unity, and indeed, its public policy future.

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